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AMENDMENTS  TO 


“The  Revised  Municipal  Code  of 


Chicago  of  1905” 

( PASSED  MARCH  20,  I905) 


AND 


New  General  Ordinances- 


Passed  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago 
from  Jan,  /,  /907,  to  Sept.  /,  igoj 


Supplement  Number  II. 


■■ 

PRINTED  BY  ORDER  OF  THE  CITY  COUNCIL 


September  : : : : 1907 


JOHN  R.  McCABE 

CITY  CLERK 
CHICAGO,  ILLINOIS 

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Chicat#  School  of  Civtoa 
and  Philanthropy. 

AMENDMENTS  TO 

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“The  Revised  Municipal  Code, of 
Chicago  of  1905” 

( PASSED  MARCH  20,  I905) 

AND 

New  General  Ordinances 


Passed  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago 
from  fan,  /,  /907,  to  Sept.  /,  igoy 


Supplement  Number  II. 


PRINTED  BY  ORDER  OF  THE  CITY  COUNCIL 


September  : : : : 1907 


JOHN  R.  McCABE 


CITY  CLERK 
CHICAGO,  Il.LINOlS 


C<Xm  C^XaJ^ 

JAN  291901 


Oidcred,  1'hat  the  C’ity  Clerk  be  and  he  is  hereby  directed  to  print,  in  pamphlet 
form,  all  general  ordinances  passed  since  the  adoption  of  the  Revised  Municipal 
(^ode  of  Chicago  of  1005  and  all  ordinances  amending  said  Code  or  any  part 
thereof,  and  that  'he  have  printed  a sufficient  number  to  meet  the  needs  of  the 
different  departments  and  offices  of  the  city;  and  ifi  further  directed  to  print,  in 
pamphlet  form,  for  the  use  of  the  offices  and  departments  of  the  city,  all  general 
ordinances  and  all  ordinances  amending  the  Code  which  are  passed  hereafter. 

[Order  passed  Nov,  26,  1006.  See  Council  Proceedings,  page  2121.] 


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I.  Amendments  to  the  Revised  Municipal  Code 17(3  to  21<S 

II.  New  General  Ordinances 219  to  243 

III.  Prohibition  Ordinances  245  to  252 

IV. .  Amended  Sections  of  the  Building  Ordinance  of 

March  13,  1905 253 

V.  Index  .- 254 

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‘‘THE  REVISED  IMUNICIPAL  CODE  of  CHICAGO  of  1905’’ 

FROM  JANUARY  1,  1907,  TO  SEPTEMBER  I,  1907 


[NOTE REFEREXCES  to  the  PRIXTED  record  of  TilE  PROCEEDIXGS  OF  THE  CITY  COUNCIL  BY 

PAGE  XCMBERS  ARE  FOR  THE  DATES  GIVEX. “R.  M.  C.  1905”  MEAXS  ‘^‘ThE 

Revised  Muxicipal  Code  of  Chicago  of  1905”]. 


Section  52.  (See  Section  5 of  an  ordinance  concerning  ''Deposi- 
taries of  City's  Funds/'  page  117,  ante;  and  an  ordinance  fixing  the  amount 
of  the  City  Treasurer's  bond,  page  222  post). 


Section  99.  (As  amended  June  17,  1907,  page  708,  Council  Proceed- 
ings.) 

99.  Classification  for  License]. — For  the  purpose  of  providing 
for  the  regulation  and  licensing  of  theatrical,  dramatic,  and  operatic 
entertainments,  shows,  amusements,  field  games,  and  public  exhibi- 
tions of  every  kind  intended  or  calculated  to  aiiTuse,  instruct,  or  enter- 
tain, where  such  entertainments,  shows,  amusements,  games  and  ex- 
hibitions are  given  for  gain,  or  for  admission  to  which  the  public  is 
required  to  pay  a fee,  such  entertainments,  shows,  amusements,  games, 
and  exhibitions  are  divided  into  sixteen  classes,  as  follows .' 

First  Class.  All  entertainments  of  a theatrical,  dramatic,  or 
operatic  character  shall  belong  to  and  be  known  as  entertainments  of 
the  first  class. 

Second  Class.  All  lectures,  readings,  or  recitations,  exhibitions 
of  paintings  or  statuary,  or  other  exhibitions  of  art,  shall  belong  to  and 
be  known  as  entertainments  of  the  second  class. 

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Third  Class.  All  musical  entertainments  consisting  solely  of 
■vocal  or  instrumental  music,  or  of  both  vocal  and  instrumental  music 
and  not  of  the  nature  of  an  opera,  but  being  what  is  commonly  styled 
and  known  as  a ‘'concert,”  shall  belong  to  and  be  known  as  entertain- 
ments of  the  third  class. 

Fourth  Class.  All  circuses,  menageries,  or  combined  circuses 
and  menageries,  caravans,  exhibitions  of  monsters  or  freaks  of  nature, 
shall  belong  to  and  be  known  as  entertainments  of  the  fourth  class. 

Fifth  Class.  All  sideshows,  concerts,  minstrel  or  musical  enter- 
tainments given  under  a covering  of  canvas  or  within  any  structure 
or  inclosure  intended  for  temporary  use  and  capable  of  easy  Transfer 
and  removal,  shall  belong  to  and  be  known  as  entertainments  of  the 
fifth  class. 

Sixth  Class.  All  exhibitions  of  moving  pictures  known  as 
mutoscope,  kinetoscope,  cinematograph,  or  other  like  automatic  or 
moving  picture  devices  (other  than  those  conducted  under  and  be- 
longing to  class  fifteen  as  hereinafter  set  forth),  shall  belong  to  and  be 
known  as  entertainments  of  the  sixth  class. 

Seventh  Class.  All  baseball,  football,  or  similar  games  of  sport, 
including  all  athletic  exhibitions  or  performances  presented,  given,  or 
conducted  in  any  building  or  under  canvas  or  other  covering,  or  within 
any  inclosure,  shall  belong  to  and  be  known  as  entertainments  of  the 
seventh  class. 

Eighth  Class.  All  swings  and  all  itinerant  shows,  such  as  bird 
shows,  galvanic  batteries,  lifting  machines,  blowing  and  striking  ma= 
chines,  and  all  other  exhibitions  and  devices,  and  performances  given 
or  performed,  from  place  to  place  in  the  city,  shall  belong  to  and  be 
known  as  entertainments  of  the  eighth  class. 

Xinth  Class.  All  poultry  shows,  horse  shows,  stock  shows, 
flower  shows,  dog  shows,  cat  shows,  automobile  shows,  and  any  other 
show  or  exhibition  of  a like  character  intended  to  represent  any  sport, 
art,  science,  or  the  progress  and  development  of  same  shall  belong  to 
and  be  known  as  entertainments  of  the  ninth  class. 

Tenth  Class.  All  merry-go-rounds,  revolving  wheels  carrying 
passengers,  slides,  roller-coasters,  roller  skating  rinks,  and  all  similar 
amusement  devices,  exhibitions,  performances,  or  entertainments  not 
included  in  or  carried  on  as  a part  of  class  eleven  as  hereinafter  de- 
scribed, shall  belong  to  and  be  known  as  entertainments  of  the  tenth 
class. 


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Eleventh  Class.  AMien  several  amusement  enterprises,  such  as 
shooting  the  chutes,  revolving  wheels,  merry-go-rounds,  shooting 
galleries,  giant  swings,  panoramas,  musical  and  theatrical  entertain- 
ments, and  various  other  devices  or  entertainments,  are  carried  on, 
engaged  in,  or  conducted  in  any  garden,  park,  or  other  inclosure, 
whether  carried  on,  engaged  in,  or  conduclied  as  one  enterprise  or  by 
several  concessionaires  and  whether  one  admission  fee  is  charged  for 
admission  to  all  such  entertainments  or  a separate  fee  is  charged  to 
each  amusement  enterprise,  the  various  entertainments  offered  or  con- 
ducted shall  for  the  purposes  of  this  chapter  be  considered  as  one  en- 
terprise and  shall  belong  to  and  be  known  as  entertainments  of  the 
eleventh  class. 

Twelfth  Class.  Wdien  in  any  park,  garden,  or  other  inclosure  of 
the  kind  commonly  known  and  described  as  the  summer  garden, 
musical  entertainment  only  (whether  instrumental  or  vocal  or  both) 
is  furnished,  such  entertainment  shall  belong  to  and  be  known  as  en- 
tertainments of  the  twelfth  class. 

Thirteenth  Class.  Dances,  bazaars,  and  other  entertainments  of 
like  character  conducted,  carried  on,  or  engaged  in  in  any  hall,  structure, 
or  building,  shall  belong  to  and  be  known  as  entertainments  of  the 
thirteenth  class. 

Fourteenth  Class.  Exhibitions  of  fireworks  shall  belong  to  and 
be  known  as  entertainments  of  the  fourteenth  class. 

Fifteenth  Class.  When  in  any  room,  place,  premises,  or  part 
thereof,  any  entertainment  is  carried  on,  conducted,  or  engaged  in 
(whether  such  place  be  a saloon,  or  grocery  or  other  place),  of  the 
kind  commonly  known  as  a mutoscope  parlor,  penny  arcade,  or  other 
place  where  entertainment  is  furnished  through  or  by  one  or  more 
automatic  moving*  picture  devices  or  other  similar  devices,  such  enter- 
tainments shall  belong  to  and  be  known  as  entertainments  of  the 
fifteenth  class. 

Sixteenth  Class.  All  exhibitions,  performances,  entertainments, 
or  amusement  devices  not  included  in  any  of  the  foregoing  classes  shall 
belong  to  and  be  known  as  entertainments  of  the  sixteenth  class. 


Section  131.  (As  amended  March  18,  1907,  page  3552,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings) . 

121.  Scalping  forbidden]. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person 


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or  corporation  to  sell  or  to  engage  in  the  business  of  selling,  any  ticket 
of  admission  to  any  theatrical,  operatic  or  musical  entertainment,  ex- 
cept at  the  regular  ticket  office  or  ticket  offices  located  upon  the 
premises  where  such  entertainment  is ‘to  be  given  or  held;  provided, 
that  nothing  in  this  ordinance  shall  be  held  or  construed  to  prohibit 
the  sale  of  tickets  to  entertainments,  the  proceeds  of  which  are  to  be 
devoted  to  charitable  or  benevolent  purposes. 

It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  corporation  to  sell  or  to  en- 
gage in  the  business  of  selling  at  a premium  or  at  a higher  price  than 
the  price  printed  thereon,  any  ticket  of  admission  to  any  place  of 
amusement,  whether  such  selling  be  his  or  its  regular  business,  or  be 
engaged  in  occasionally  or  incidentally  in  connection  with  some  other 
business. 

No  person  or  corporation  conducting  any  place  of  amusement,  or 
ail}'  officer,  agent,  or  employe  thereof,  shall  directly  or  indirectly  offer 
to  sell,  sell,  consent  to  sell,  or  permit  to  be  sold,  any  ticket  of  admis- 
sion to  any  place  of  amusement  to  any  broker,  speculator,  scalper,  or 
other  person,  regularly,  occasionally,  or  incidentally  engaged  in  the 
business  of  selling  any  such  tickets  of  admission  for  re-selling  at  an 
increased  price  above  that  printed  thereon. 


Section  1G6.  (As  amended  March  30,  1907,  page  372-2,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings). 

166.  License — Fee]. — Any  person  desiring  to  have,  keep  or  con- 
duct any  billiard  or  pool  table  or  any  bowling  or  pin  and  ball  alley  for 
profit  in  the  city,  and  desiring  to  be  licensed  under  the  provisions  of 
this  chapter,  shall  make  written  application  for  such  license  to  the 
Mayor,  setting  forth  in  such  application  the  full  name  of  the  applicant 
and  the  place  at  or  in  which  such  billiard  or  pool  table  or  bowling  or 
pin  and  ball  alley  is  to  be  kept,  used  or  operated ; and  upon  payment 
by  such  applicant  to  the  City  Collector  of  a license  fee  of  five  dollars 
for  each  such  billiard  or  pool  table  and  each  such  bowling  or  pin  and 
ball  alley  which  such  applicant  desires  to  so  keep,  use  or  operate,  the' 
^layor  shall  issue  or  cause  to  be  issued  to  such  applicant  a_  license 
attested  by  the  City  Clerk  authorizing  the  keeping,  conducting  or  oper- 
ating of  such  billiard  or  pool  table  or  tables  or  such  bowling  or  pin 
and  ball  alley  or  alleys,  as  the  case  may  be,  at  the  place  described  in 
such  application,  for  and  during  the  term  of  such  license. 


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Section  2T9.  (As  amended  '^Jnly  S,  1907,  page  1080,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings). 

'279.  Hospitals — Location  of,  Near  Schoolhouses]. — Xo  hospital 
of  any  kind  or  description  hereinafter  erected  or  established  shall  be 
erected  or  established  within  four  hundred  (400)  feet  of  property  used 
for  school  purposes. 


Section  293.  (As  amended  Web.  4,  1907,  page  2880,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings). 

293.  Buildings,  Class  IV — Construction  of]. — Buildings  of  Class 
IV,  containing  halls  of  an  aggregate  seating  capacity  of  not  more  than 
eight  hundred,  may  be  built  of  ordinary  construction.  If  such  halls 
have  a greater  aggregate  seating  capacity  than  eight  hundred  (800) 
and  less  than  one  thousand  five  hundred  (1,500),  such  building  ^hall 
be  built  of  mill,  slow-burning,  or  fire-proof  construction.  If  such 
halls  have  an  aggregate  seating  capacity  of  one  thousand  five  hundred 
(1,500)  or  more,  such  buildings  shall  be  built  entirely  of  fireproof  con- 
struction, provided  that  buildings  mainly  used  for  exposition  or  ex- 
hibition purposes,  and  not  exceeding  two  stories  in  height  or  having 
for  public  use  only  a main  fioor  and  one  gallery,  and  which  have  their 
outside  walls  and  structural  members  of  incombustible  material  and 
which  comply  in  all  other  respects  with  this  ordinance  may  have  their 
temporary  seats,  boxes,  show-cases,  platforms,  or  booths,  constructed 
of  combustible  material. 

Provided,  that  in  church  buildings  not  having  more  than  two 
stories  and  each  floor  having  its  own  separate  exits  and  standing  free 
from  all  buildings,  the  seating  capacity  of  each  floor  shall  be  estimated 
alone  as  determining  the  kind  of  construction  under  this  article. 

Distance  of  said  building  from  any  other  structure  or  building,  to 
be  at  least  seven  feet  on  all  sides. 


Sections  401,  404.  (As  amended  Feb.  18,  1907,  page  3335,  Council 
Proceedings.) 

401.  Stair  Halls  Enclosed  in  Masonry — Requirements  and  Ex- 


■"■Previouslv  amended  May  20,  1907,  page  .343,  Council  Proceedings. 
tPreviously  amended  December  11,  190,5.  See  page  10  ante. 


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captions]. — In  every  new  non-fireproof  tenement  house  all  stair  halls 
shall  be  enclosed  on  all  sides,  with  the  walls  of  solid  masonry  of  the 
same  dimensions  and  thickness  as  specified  for  enclosing  walls.  All 
windows  in  such  stair  halls  shall  have  metal  frames  and  sashes,  glazed,, 
fire-resisting  glass  and  such  windows  shall  be  stationary.  This  section 
shall  not  apply  to  tenement  houses  which  are  not  more  than  three  (3) 
stories  and  basement  high  with  only  one  apartment  on  each  floor. 

404.  Bay  Windows — Vent  Shafts — Openings]. — All  bay  windows 
and  all  shafts  and  courts,  in  masonry  constructed  new  tenement  houses, 
shall  have  the  walls  of  the  bay  windows,  shafts  and  courts  built  of  brick 
or  other  fireproof  construction  throughout.  This  section  shall  not  ap- 
ply to  enclosures  about  elevators  which  are  in  common  with  a stair- 
way surrounded  and  enclosed  in  masonry  walls. 


Section  414.  {Repealed  by  Section  3 of  ordinance  of  Feb.  18,  4907, 
page  3336,  Council  Proceedings) . 


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Section  421.  {As  amended  Feb.  18,  1907,  page  3335,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings). 

421.  Alcoves]. — Alcove  rooms  must  conform  to  all  the  require- 
ments of  other  rooms,  except  that  in  one  or  two  story  existing  build- 
ings which  it  may  be  desired  to  raise  or  alter,  every  alcove  shall  be 
deemed  a separate  room  for  all  purposes  within  the  meaning  of  this 
ordinance,  except  such  an  alcove,  as  adjoining  another  room,  has  at 
least  twenty  per  centum  of  entire  wall  surface  of  alcove  opening  to 
another  room. 


Section  471.  {As  amended  ^'July  8,  1907,  page  968,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings.— Same  as  Section  680  as  amended — same  date  and  page.) 

471.  Standpipes — Pumps — Axes,  Etc.]. — (1).  In  every  building 
over  one  hundred  (100)  feet  in  height  not  provided  with  a three  (3) 
inch  or  larger  inside  standpipe,  in  all  buildings  hereafter  constructed 

^Previously  amended  March  19,  1906.  See  page  16  ante. 


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of  a greater  height  than  seventy-five  (To)  feet  (except  buildings  used 
for  theatre  purposes,  as  herein  elsewhere  provided  for)  ; in  all  buildings 
used  for  hospital  purposes  of  a greater  height  than  three  (3)  stories 
with  accommodations  for  at  least  twenty  (20)  patients;  and  in  all 
buildings  of  a greater  height  than  five  (5)  stories  now  or  hereafter 
used  for  hotel  or  public  lodging  house  purposes  there  shall  be  con- 
structed one  (1)  or  more  four  (4)  inch  standpipes  which  shall  extend 
from  basement  to  roof  and  which  shall  be  connected  at  street  or  alley 
side  of  building  with  two-way  Siamese  connection  for  use  of  fire  de- 
partment, and  which  shall  be  provided  Avith  one  hose  connection,  with 
fire  department  thread,  on  the  roof  of  said  building,  on  each  floor  and 
in  the  basement  thereof,  with  sufiicient  hose  attached  to  reach  any 
point  thereof.  The  pattern,  (piality,  installation,  and  maintenance  of 
such  standpipe,  hose  and  couplings,  shall  be  subject  to  the  approval 
of  the  Fire  Alarshal. 

(2)  In  any  of  the  buildings  herein  referred  to  where  approved  sprink- 
ler systems  are  installed  and  properly  maintained,  it  shall  not  be  necessary 
to  install  additional  inside  standpipe  as  above  provided  for. 

(3)  On  each  floor  and  in  the  basement  of  every  building  used  for 
hotel,  public  lodging,  or  school  purposes,  three  or  more  stories  in 
height,  there  shall  be  two  (2)  or  more  portable  hand  pumps  or  chemical 
extinguishers,  one  or  more  fire  axes  and  one  or  more  pike  poles.  In 
the  basement  or  janitor  quarters  of  all  apartment  buildings  three  or 
more  stories  in  height,  the  floors  of  which  are  divided  into  two  or  more 
apartments,  and  in  the  basement  of  all  office  buildings  four  or  more^ 
stories  in  height  there  shall  be  provided  one  or  more  portable  hand 
pumps  or  chemical  extinguishers,  one  or  more  fire  axes  and  one  or  more 
pike  poles;  all  of  which  shall  be  installed  and  maintained  subject  to 
the  approval  and  supervision  of  the  Fire  Marshal. 

(4)  The  interior  of  all  grain  elevators  and  malt  houses  of  a height 
of  fifty  (50)  or  more  feet,  which  are  not  entirely  fire-proof,  and  which* 
have  a capacity  of  two  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  (250,000)  bushels 
or  over,  and  the  interior  of  all  cold  storage  houses  of  a height  of  four 
(4)  or  more  stories,  which  are  not  entirely  fire-proof  and  Avhich  have 
a ground  floor  area  of  ten  thousand  (10,000)  or  more  square  feet,  shall 
be  equipped  Avith  either  a dry  or  wet  sprinkler  system  to  each  of  which 
systems  there  shall  be  a feeder  or  riser  pipe  or  pipes  not  less  than  four 
(4)  inches  in  diameter,  leading  from  one  or  more  Siamese  steamer 
connections;  all  of  which  shall  be  installed  and  maintained  subject  to 
the  approval  of  the  Fire  Marshal. 

(5)  Grain  elevators  which  are  equipped  with  Journal  Fire  Alarrn 


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Systems  of  the  most  approved  pattern  and  which  are  left  at  all  times 
in  the  most  perfect  working  order,  or  grain  elevators,  malt  houses  'and 
cold  storage  houses,  which  are  now  equipped  with  standpipes  of  ap- 
proved pattern  and  hose  with  not  less  than  two  (2)  inch  connections 
which  have  been  installed  in  accordance  with  city  ordinances  and  ap- 
proved by  the  fire  department,  each  floor  of  which  is  approved  by  said 
department  as  being  at  all  times  easily  accessible  to  firemen,  where 
fire  extinguishers,  water  barrels  and  pails  are  distributed  at  intervals 
on  all  floors  on  advice  and  instruction  of  the  Chicago  Underwriters’ 
Association ; where  the  necessary  pump  pressure  is  maintained ; where 
some  approved  electric  watcli  service  and  fire  alarm  system  is  main- 
tained and  watchmen  are  employed  during  nights,  Sundays  and  holi- 
days, pulling  such  stations  not  less  frequently  than  once  per  hour,  and 
which  have  outside  Siamese  connections  and  standpipes  not  less  than 
two  and  one-half  (2^)  inches,  shall  be  exempt  from  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance. 


Section  (132.  (As  amended  "^"February  18,  1907,  page  3334,  Council, 
Proceedings.) 

632.  Doors  and  Windows — When  Required  to  be  Closed  [Sta- 
tionary Sash] — Fire-resisting  Glass]. — Wherever  the  distance  between 
doors  and  windows  in  buildings  of  Classes  I.,  IT.,  IV.,  V.,  VII.  and 
VIII.,  on  opposite  sides  of  alleys  or  courts  shall  lie  less  than  thirty  feet, 
or  wherever  the  distance  between  such  doors  and  windows  and  any 
inside  lot  line  of  any  lot  upon  which  any  such  building  is  erected  is 
less  than  fifteen  feet,  or  wherever  the  distance  between  such  doors 
and  windows  and  the  alley  line  (where  the  alley  is  less  than  thirty 
feet  wide)  is  less’ than  fifteen  feet,  such  windows  and  the  glazed  por- 
tion of  such  doors  shall  be  made  of  fire-resisting  glass,  set  in  frames  of 
incombustible  material. 

Where  the  windows  in  buildings  of  Class  I.  on  lot  line  courts 
are  less  than  two  feet  from  the  lot  line  the  sashes  shall  be  stationary. 

The  ])rovisions  of  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  frame  buildings 
of  any  class. 

This  section  shall  not  apply  to  buildings  of  Class  I.  one  story  in 
height  and  having  a floor  area  of  less  than  twelve  hundred  and-  fifty 
square  feet,  nor  shall  it  apply  to  buildings  of  Class  II.  not  more  than 
two  stories  in  height. 

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Section  (>52.  {See  ordinance  of  Jan.  28,  1907,  concerning  '‘Shelter 
Sheds  for  Fuel  and  Supply  JVagons,  Fire  Department;’  page  235  post). 


Section  053.  (As  amended  June  3,  1907,  page  48(>,  Council  I^ro- 
ccc  dings). 

653.  Sheds — Coal,  Brick  and  Salt  Sheds  along  Railroad  Tracks 
and  Navigable  Streams]. — That  open  shelter  sheds  to  be  used  for  the 
storage  or  liandling  of  coal,  lirick  or  salt  may  be  erected  within  the  fire 
limits,  iijion,  along  or  adjacent  to  steam  railroad  tracks  or  along  navi- 
gable waters:  jirovided  such  sheds  shall  have  incombustible  roofing 
and  shall  not  exceed  thirty-five  feet  in  height  from  the  ground  to  the 
highest  point  of  the  roofing.  If  it  is  desired  or  intended  to  inclose  any 
such  sheds,  inclosing  walls  thereof  shall  be  covered  with  incombustible 
material.  Xo  such  coal  or  salt  sheds  shall  be  built  upon  any  lot  or  par- 
cel of  ground  fronting  upon  any  street  within  seventy-five  feet  of  any 
building  used  exclusively  for  residence  purposes,  unless  the  consent  of 
the  owners  of  the  majority  of  the  frontage  on  both  sides  of  such  street 
between  the  two  nearest  intersecting  cross  streets,  shall  have  first  been 
obtained  by  the  person  or  corporation  desiring  to  erect  and  maintain 
such  coal  or  salt  shed. 


Section  (555.  {As  amended  January  2,  1907,  page  2492,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings) . 

655.  Lumber  not  To  Be  Piled  near  Planing  Mills,  Wood-working 
Establishments  or  Private  Residences]. — No  lumber  shall  be  piled  for 
the  ])iirpose  of  storage,  seasoning  or  drying  the  same,  within  fifty  feet 
of  any  planing  mill  or  wood-working  manufactory,  nor  within  one 
hundred  feet  of  any  private  residence,  unless  the  same  has  been 
erected  since  the  establishment  of  such  yard. 


Section  (580.  {Amended  "^Aidy  8,  1907,  page  9G8,  Conned  Proceed- 
ings. See  Section  471,  ]iage  181  ante). 


‘"■Previously  amended  March  19,  190G,  See  page  20  ante. 


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Section  (>8(1.  {As  amended  '^Feb.  11,  1907,  page  0221,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings). 

686.  Fire  Limits  of  City]. — The  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Chicago 
shall  be  and  are  hereby  defined  as  follows : All  that  part  of  the  City  of 
Chicago  bounded  by  the  following  limits:  Commencing  at  the  inter- 

section of  the  shore  of  Lake  Michigan  and  a line  one  hundred  and 
fifty  feet  north  of  the  center  line  of  Belmont  avenue,  thence  west  on 
said  first-mentioned  line  to  the  center  line  of  North  Halsted  street, 
thence  south  along  said  center  line  of  North  Halsted  street  to  the  cen- 
ter line  of  Fullerton  avenue,  thence  west  along  said  center  line  of  Ful- 
lerton avenue  to  the  center  of  the  North  Branch  of  the  Chicago  River, 
thence  northwesterly  along  the  center  of  said  North  Branch  of  the  Chi- 
cago River  to  the  center  line  of  Belmont  avenue,  thence  west. along 
said  center  line  of  Belmont  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Kedzie  avenue, 
thence  south  along  said  center  line  of  Kedzie  avenue  to  the  center  line 
of  West  North  avenue,  thence  west  along  said  center  line  of  West 
North  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  North  Fortieth  avenue,  thence  south 
along  said  center  line  of  North  Fortieth  avenue  to  the  center  line  of 
the  first  alley  north  of  Park  avenue,  thence  west  along  the  center  line 
of  said  alley  to  the  center  line  of  South  Forty-sixth  avenue,  thence 
south  along  said  center  line  of  South  Forty-sixth  avenue  to  the  center 
line  of  West  Madison  street,  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  West 
Madison  street  to  the  center  line  of  South  Forty-eighth  avenue,  thence 
north  along  said  center  line  of  South  Forty-eighth  avenue  to  the  center 
line  of  Kinzie  street,  thence  west  along  said  center  line  of  Kinzie  street 
to  the  center  line  of  South  Fifty-second  avenue,  thence  south  along  said 
center  line  of  South  Fifty-second  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  West 
Madison  street,  thence  east  along  said  center  line  of  West  Madison 
street  to  the  center  line  of  South  Fiftieth  avenue,  thence  south  along 
said  center  line  of  South  Fiftieth  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  the  pres- 
ent right-of-way  of  the  Chicago  and  Great  Western  Railroad  Company, 
thence  east  along  the  said  north  line  of  said  right-of-way  t6  the  center 
line  of  South  Forty-eighth  avenue,  thence  south  along  the  said  center 
line  of  South  Forty-eighth  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  West  Twelfth 
street,  thence  east  along  said  center  line  of  AVest  Twelfth  street  to  the 
center  line  of  South  Forty-sixth  avenue,  thence  south  along  said  center 
line  of  South  Forty-sixth  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  West  Twenty- 
second  street,  thence  east  along  said  center  line  of  West  Twenty-sec- 


■^^Previously  amended:  Jan.  22,  190G,  pa^e  2322,  Council  Proceedings;  March 
5,  190G,  page  2821,  Council  Proceedings;  May  7,  190G,  page  334,  Council  Proceed- 
ings; Jan;  2,  1907,  page  2493,  Council  Proceedings:  see  page  20  ante. 


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ond  street  to  the  center  line  of  South  Fortieth  avenue,  thence  south 
along  said  center  line  of  South  Fortieth  avenue  to  the  center  line  of 
the  Illinois  and  ^Michigan  Canal,  thence  northeasterly  along  the  center 
line  of  said  canal  to  the  center  line  of  South  Western  avenue, 
thence  south  along  said  center  line  of  South  \\^estern  avenue  to  the 
center  line  of  West  Thirty-ninth  street,  thence  east  along  said  center 
line  of  A\"est  Thirty-ninth  street  to  the  center  line  of  State  street, 
thence  south  along  said  center  line  of  State  street  to  the  north  line  of 
\\Tst  Forty-seventh  street,  thence  west  along  said  north  line  of  West 
Forty-seventh  street  to  a line  seventy-five  feet  west  of  the  west  line  of 
South  Flalsted  street,  thence  south  to  a line  seventy-five  feet  north  of 
the  west  line  of  South  Halsted  street  along  said  line  seventy-five  feet 
west  of  the  north  line  of  est  Sixty-third  street,  thence  west  along 
said  line  seventy-five  feet  north  of  the  north  line  of  ^^Tst  Sixty-third 
street  to  the  center  line  of  South  Ashland  avenue,  thence  south  along 
the  center  line  of  South  Ashland  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  West 
Sixty-third  street,  thence  east  along  said  center  line  of  West  Sixtv^- 
third  street  to  the  center  line  of  State  street,  thence  south  along  said 
center  line  of  State  street  to  the  center  line  of  East  Seventy-fifth  street, 
thence  east  along  said  center  line  of  East  Seventy-fifth  street  to  the 
shore  of  Lake  ^Michigan,  thence  northerly  and  northwesterly  along  the 
shore  of  Lake  INIichigan  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Also,  commencing  at  a point  in  the  center  of  iManistee  avenue, 
where  it  intersects  the  right-of-way  of  the  main  line  of  the  Lake  Shore 
and  Michigan  Southern  Railroad,  thence  northeasterly  and  north  along 
the  center  line  of  iManistee  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Eight}'-ninth 
street,  thence  east  along  the  center  line  of  Eighty-ninth  street  to  tlie 
center  line  of  Mackinaw  avenue,  thence  south  along  the  center  line  of 
i\Iackinaw  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Harbor  avenue,  thence  south- 
westerly along  the  center  line  of  Harbor  avenue  to  the  center  line  of 
Ninety-third  street,  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  Ninety- 
third  street  to  the  easterly  line  of  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad 
right-of-way,  thence  south  along  the  easterly  line  of  the  Baltimore 
and  Ohio  Railroad  right-of-way  and  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad  ex- 
tended, to  the  northeasterly  line  of  said  Lake  Shore  and  ^Michigan 
Southern  Railroad,  thence  northwesterly  along  the  northeasterly  line 
of  said  right-of-way  to  the  place  of  beginning. 


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Section  G91.  (As  afne7ided'^'July  8,  1907,  page  1083,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings). 

691.  Hospitals  Near  Schoolhouses — Location  of]. — No  hospital 
of  any  kind  or  description  hereafter  erected  or  established  shall  be 
erected  or  established  within  four  hundred  (400)  feet  of  any  property 
used  for  school  purposes. 


Sections  705  to  714  inclusive.  (As  amended  January  2,  1907,  pages 
2484  to  2488,  inclusive,  Council  Proceedings) . 

ARTICLE  XXIII. 

BILLBOxVRDS^  SIGNBOARDS  AND  WOODEN  FENCES. 

705.  Billboards  or  Signboards  on  Buildings]. — Every  billboard 
or  signboard  of  greater  height  than  two  feet  and  placed  on  any  building 
shall  be  faced  with  iron  or  other  incombustible  material  with  framework. of 
wood  or  iron,  and  shall  be  securely  anchored  and  fastened  to  sucly 
building  in  such  manner  as  to  make  the  same  safe,  to  the  satisfaction 
and  approval  of  the  Commissioner  of  Buildings.  When  such  billboard 
or  signboard  is  situated  above  or  upon  the  roof  of  any  building  the  - 
supports  and  framework  for  same  may  be  of  wood,  and  the  number 
of  such  supports  and  the  construction  of  same  and  the  construction  of 
the  framework  for  same  shall  be  satisfactory  to  and  approved  by  the 
said  Commissioner. 

No  billboard  or  signboard  anchored  to,  fastened  to,  or  situated 
above  or  upon  the  roof  of  any  building  shall  be  placed  so  that  the  face 
of  same  shall  come  within  three  feet  of  the  inner  plane  of  the  outer 
wall  of  such  building,  nor  shall  the  same  be  constructed  so  that  the 
bottom  of  such  billboard  or  signboard  shall  be  less  than  one  foot 
or  more  than  three  feet  above  the  surface  of  such  roof ; the  face  of 
such  billboard  or  signboard  shall  not  exceed  ten  feet  in  height,  nor 
shall  it  exceed  twenty-four  feet  in  length  for  every  twenty-five  feet  of 
frontage  on  the  building  on  which  it  is  placed,  nor  extend  beyond  the 
wall  of  said  building;  and  such  billboard  or  signboard  shall  have  a 
door  in  the  center  of  same  which  can  be  readily  opened  and  which 
when  so  opened  will  leave  a clear  space  at  least  four  feet  in  width 
and  seven  feet  in  height  from  the  roof  to  the  top  of  said  door. 

No  billboard  or  signboard  shall  be  anchored  to,  fastened  to  or 
'•^Previously  amended  May  20,  1907,  page  343,  Council  Proceedings. 


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situated  above  or  upon  the  roof  of  any  building  more  than  two  (2) 
stories  in  height ; and  no  billboard  or  signboard  shall  be  anchored  to, 
fastened  to  or  situated  above  or  upon  the  roof  of  any  building  having 
other  than  a flat  roof. 

No  billboard  or  signboard  such  as  is  described  in',  this  section, 
whether  anchored  to  or  fastened  to  any  building  or  situated  or  lo- 
cated upon  the  roof  thereof,  shall  be  constructed  and  put  in  place 
unless  in  accordance  with  plans  and  specifications  which  have  been 
submitted  to  and  ajiproved  by  the  Commissioner  of  Buildings. 

706.  Size  and  Construction  of  Billboards  and  Signboards 
Erected  Within  Fire  Limits  Otherwise  Than  on  Buildings]'. — Xo 

billboards  or  signboards  erected  within  the  fire  limits  as  now  defined 
or  as  they  may  hereafter  be  defined  by  ordinances  of  the  City  (other 
than  signboards  and  billboards  referred  to  in  Sections  105  and  T07 
hereof)  shall  exceed  twelve  (12)  feet  in  height,  and  the  same  shall  be 
constructed  of  tin  or  galvanized  iron  or  some  other  equally  incom- 
bustible material,  except  that  the  stringers,  uprights  and  braces  there- 
of may  be  made  of  wood.  All  such  billboards  or  signboards  shall  be 
securely  anchored  or  fastened  so  as  to  be  safe  and  substantial. 

'•'706a.  Height  and  Distance  from  Ground  of  Billboard  or  Sign- 
board Erected  Within  Fire  Limits]. — Xo  billboard  or  signboard 
(other  than  those  referred  to  in  Sections  705  and  707  hereof)  shall  be 
constructed  within  the  fire  limits  at  a greater  height  than  seventeen 
feet  above  the  level  of  the  adjoining  street,  and  the  base  of  the  bill- 
board or  signboard  shall  be  in  all  cases  at  least  five  feet  above  the 
level  of  the  adjoining  street,  and  in  case  the  surface  of  the  ground 
upon  which  such  billboard  or  signboard  is  erected  is  above  the  grade 
of  the  adjoining  street,  the  base  of  such  billboard  or  signboard  shall 
be  not  less  than  two  feet  above  the  surface  of  the  ground.  In  case 
the  grade  of  the  adjoining  street  or  streets  has  not  been  established, 
no  such  billboard  or  signboard  shall  be  constructed  at  a greater  height 
than  seventeen  feet  above  the  level  of  the  street  adjoining  the 
ground  upon  which  such  billboard  or  signboard  is  erected. 

707.  Wooden  Billboards  or  Signboards — Construction — Size — 
Exceptions]. — Billboards  or  signboards  not  exceeding  twelve  square 
feet  in  area  may  be  built  of  wood  or  other  combustible  material,  and 
such  billboards  or  signboards  shall  be  exempt  from  the  provisions  of 
this  article.  Signs  erected  flat  against  the  face  of  buildings  shall  also 

■"'A  new  section,  added  by  ordinance  of  -Jan.  2,  1907,  page  2485,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings. 


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be  exempt  from  the  provisions  of  this  article,  provided  that  such 
signs  shall  be  safely  and  securely  fastened  to  the  building. 

708.  Billboards  or  Signboards  Erected  Outside  of  the  Fire- 
Limits  — Construction  — Size]. — All  billboards  or  signboards 
erected  outside  of  the  fire  limits  as  now  defined  or  as  they  mav  here- 
after be  defined  by  the  ordinances  of  the  city  (other  than  those  re- 
ferred to  in  Sections  705  and  707  hereof)  shall  comply  Avith  the  fol- 
lowing conditions : 

If  such  billboard  or  signboard  be  erected  or  located  so  that  no 
part  thereof  is  nearer  than  ten  feet  to  any  building,  wooden  fence,  or 
other  structure,  such  billboard  or  signboard  may  be  constructed  of 
wood  or  other  combustible  material,  but  no  part  of  same  shall  exceed 
seventeen  feet  in  height,  and  the  same  shall  be  so  constructed  that 
there  shall  be  a clear  space  of  not  less  than  five  feet  between  the  bot- 
tom of  such  billboard  or  signboard  and  the  surface  of  the  ground- 
upon  Avhich  such  billboard  or  signboard  is  erected.  If  any  part  of 
such  billboard  or  signboard  shall  be  within  ten  feet  of  any  building, 
wooden  fence,  or  other  structure,  the  size  and  construction  of  such 
billboard  or  signboard  shall  be  limited  as  is  provided  in  Sections  706 
and  706a  for  billboards  or  signboards  erected  within  the  fire  limits. 
All  billboards  or  signboards  erected  outside  of  the' fire  limits  as  pro- 
vided for  in  this  section  shall  be  securely  anchored  or  fastened  so  as 
to  be  safe  and  substantial. 

709.  No  Billboard  or  Signboard  Shall  Be  Erected  Without 
Permit]. — Xo  billboard  or  signboard  such  as  is  described  in  this  arti- 
cle shall  be  erected  or  maintained  Avithin  the  City  unless  a permit 
shall  first  haA'e  been  secured  by  the  person  desiring  to  erect  or  main- 
tain such  billboard  or  signboard  from  the  Commissioner  of  Buildings, 
to  Avhom  application  for  such  permit  shall  be  made ; and  such  appli- 
cation shall  be  accompanied  by  such  plans  and  specifications  of  the 
proposed  billboard  or  signboard  as  are  necessary  to  fully  adAUse  and 
acquaint  the  said  Comniissioner  Avith  the  construction  of  such  pro- 
posed billboard  or  signboard.  If  the  plans  and  specifications  accom- 
panying such  application  shall  be  in  accordance  with  the  proAusions 
of  this  article,  said  Commissioner  shall  thereupon  issue  a permit  for 
the  erection  of  such  billboard  or  signboard,  upon  the  payment  by  the 
applicant  of  a fee  as  hereinafter  fixed ; proAuded,  hoAveA^er,  that  none 
of  the  provisions  of  this  article  shall  apply  to  or  effect  any  billboard 
erected  upon  land  abutting  the  right-of-Avay  of  any  railroad  Avhere 
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highway  and  where  the  bottom  of  such  billboard  is  not  less  than  three 
feet  from  the  ground  and  the  same  is  situated  more  than  fifty  feet 
from  any  building. 

710.  Alteration  and  Repair  of  Billboards  and  Signboards], — No 

material  alteration  of  any  billboard  or  signboard  shall  be  made  except 
upon  a written  permit  issued  by  the  Commissioner  of  Buildings  au- 
thorizing such  alteration  ; and  such  permit  shall  lie  issued  upon  appli- 
cation in  VvTiting  made  to  such  Commissioner  by  the  owner  of  such 
billboard  or  signboard  or  by  the  person  in  charge,  possession,  or  con- 
trol thereof  accompanied  b}^  a plan  or  statement  of  the  ]iroposed 
alterations  to  be  made;  which,  if  satisfactory  to  and  approved  by  th^ 
Commissioner  of  Buildings,  shall  authorize  such  applicant  to  receive 
a permit  upon  the  payment  of  a fee  therefor  as  hereinafter  fixed  ; but 
such  alteration  shall  not  l)e  construed  to  apply  to  the  changing  of  any 
advertising  matter  of  any  billboard  or  signboard,  nor  the  refacing  of 
the  framework  supporting  same. 

711.  Billboards  Now  Existing  to  Be  Altered  to  Comply  With 
the  Provisions  of  This  Article]. — Every  now  existing  billboard  or 
signboard,  whether  erected  upon  or  above  the  roof  of  any  building 
or  attached  or  fastened  to  the  wall  or  walls  of  any  building,  or  stand- 
ing upon  or  erected  upon  any  lot  or  premises,  which  is  now  erected 
or  which  is  now  maintained  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  article 
shall  be  forthwith  removed  or  altered,  changed,  or  cut  down  so  as  to 
fully  comply  with  such  provisions ; and  any  billboard  or  signboard 
now  existing  and  not  complying  with  the  provisions  of  this  article 
which  shall  not  have  been  removed  or  torn  down  or  so  altered  and 
changed  within  nine  months  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordi- 
nance as  to  be  brouglit  into  conformity  with  the  provisions  of  this 
article  by  the  owner  thereof  or  by  the  person  in  charge,  possession, 
or  control  thereof,  shall  be  torn  down  by  the  Commissioner  of  Build- 
ings and  the  cost  and  expense  of  tearing  down  such  billboard  or  sign- 
board shall  be  charged  to  the  owner  of  such  billboard  or  signboard 
or  the  person  in  charge,  possession,  or  control  thereof,  and  shall  be 
recovered  from  such  person  for  the  use  of  the  city  by  an}^  appropriate 
proceeding  therefor. 

712.  Duty  of  Commissioner — Owner’s  Name  to  Be  Placed  on 
Top  of  Billboard]. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Commissioner  of  Build- 
ings to  inspect  all  plans  and  specifications  submitted  in  connection 
with  the  erection  or  construction  or  the  alteration  or  repair  of  any 


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billboard  or  signboard  and  to  approve  same  if  the  method  of  construc- 
tion and  provisions  made  for  fastening,  securing,  anchoring,  and  main- 
taining such  billboards  or  signboards  are  such  as  will  serve  to  protect 
the  public  and  to  render  such  billboards  or  signboards  safe  and  sub- 
stantial. It  is  further  made  the  duty  of  the  Commissioner  of  Buildings 
to  exercise  a supervision  over  all  billboards  and  signboards  erected 
or  being  maintained  under  the  provisions  of  this  article ; and  whenever 
it  shall  appear  to  said  Commissioner  that  any  such  billboard  or  sign- 
board has  been  erected  in  violation  of  this  ordinance  or  is  in  an  unsafe 
condition  or  has  become  unstable  or  insecure  or  in  such  a condition 
as  to  be  a menace  to  the  safety  of  the  public,  he  shall  thereupon  issue 
or  cause  to  be  issued  a notice  in  writing  to  the  owner  of  such  billboard 
or  signboard  or  the  person  in  .charge,  possession  or  control  thereof, 
if  the  whereabouts  of  such  person  is  known,  informing  such  person  of 
the  violation  of  this  ordinance  and  the  condition  of  such  billboard  or 
signboard  and  directing  him  to  make  such  alterations  or  repairs  there- 
to or  to  do  such  acts  or  things  as  are  necessary  or  advisable  to  place 
such  billboard  or  signboard  in  a safe,  substantial,  and  secure  condition, 
within  such  reasonable  time  as  may  be  stated  in  said  notice.  If  the 
person  so  notified  shall  refuse,  fail,  or  neglect  to  comply  with  and 
conform  to  the  requirements  of  such  notice,  said  Commissioner  shall, 
upon  the  expiration  of  the  time  therein  mentioned,  tear  down 
or  cause  to  be  torn  down  such  billboard  or  signboard  and 
shall  charge  the  expense  of  such  tearing  down  to  the  per- 
son so  notified.  If  the  owner  of  such  billboard  or  sign- 

board or  the  person  in  charge,  possession,  or  control  thereof  can- 
not be  found  or  his  whereabouts  is  not  easily  ascertainable,  the  Com- 
missioner shall  attach  or  cause  to  be  attached  to  such  billboard  or 
signboard  a notice  of  the  same  import  as  that  required  to  be  sent  to 
the  owner  where  such  owner  is  known ; and  if  such  billboard  or  sign- 
board shall  not  have  been  made  to  conform  to  this  ordinance  and 
placed  in  a secure,  safe,  and  substantial  condition,  in  accordance  with 
the  requirements  of  such  notice,  within  thirty  days  after  such  notice 
shall  have  been  attached  to  such  billboard  or  signboard,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Commissioner  of  Buildings  to  thereupon  order  such  bill- 
board or  signboard  torn  down ; provided  that  nothing  herein  con- 
tained shall  prevent  the  Commissioner  of  Buildings  from  adopting 
such  precautionary  measures  as  may  be  necessary  or  advisable  in  case 
of  imminent  danger  in  order  to  place  such  billboard  or  signboard  in 
a safe  condition,  the  expense  of  which  may  be  charged  to  and  recov- 
ered from  the  owner  of  same  in  any  appropriate  proceeding  therefor. 
No  permit  shall  be  issued  to  any  applicant  for  permission  to  erect  a 


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billboard  or  signboard  unless  such  applicant  shall  agree  to  place  and 
maintain  on  the  top  of  such  billboard  or  signboard 'the  name  of  the 
person  or  corporation  owning  same  or  who  is  in  charge,  possession, 
or  control  thereof.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Commissioner  of  Build- 
ings to  see  to  it  that  the  name  of  the  person  or  corporation  owning  or 
in  possession,  charge,  or  control  of  such  billboard  or  signboard  is 
placed  upon  such  billboard  or  signboard  forthwith  upon  the  erection 
thereof  and  is  kept  thereon  at  all  times  whil^e  such  billboard  or  sign- 
board is  maintained ; and  in  case  the  owner  of  such  billboard  or  sign- 
board or  the  person  in  charge,  possession,  or  control  thereof  shall 
fail  or  refuse  to  place  and  maintain  such  name  on  the  same  after  due 
notice  from  the  Commissioner  of  Buildings  he  shall  be  subject  to  the 
penalty  hereinafter  provided  for. 

713.  Fees  for  Permits]. — The  fee  to  be  charged  for  permits  is- 
sued for  the  erection  or  construction  of  billboards  or  signboards  or 
for  the  alteration  thereof  shall  be  two  dollars  ($2.00)  for  each  bill- 
board or  signboard. 

714.  Penalty]. — Any  person  or  corporation  owning,  operating, 
maintaining,  or  in  charge,  possession,  or  control  of  any  billboard  or 
signboard  within  the  city,  who  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  comply  with 
the  provisions  of  this  article,  or  who  erects,  constructs,  or  maintains 
any  billboard  or  signboard  that  does  not  comply  with  the  provisions 
of  this  article,  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  twenty-five  dollars  nor  more 
than  two  hundred  dollars  for  each  offense ; and  each  day  on  which 
any  such  person  shall  permit  or  allow  any  billboard  or  signboard- 
owned,  operated,  maintained,  or  controlled  by  him  to  be  erected,  con-' 
structed,  or  maintained  in  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
article  shall  constitute  a separate  and  distinct  offense. 


Section  715.  {Embodied,  without  change,  in  ordinance  of  Jan.  2, 
1907,  whieh  see,  pages  2484  to  2488,  inclusive,  Council  Proceedings) . 


Section  717.  {See  ordinance  of  March  11,  1907,  concerning  ^^Ga<!0- 
liiie.  Storage  of,”  page  227  post). 


Section  876.  {See  ordinance  of  June  24,  1907,  concerning  ‘'Shav- 
ings, Sawdust,  etc..  Accumulation  and  Storage  of,”  page  235  post). 


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Sections  924  to  930  incluswe,  and  Sections  932,  933,  935,  937,  938 
and  940.  {As  amended  by  Seetions  1 to  13  of  ordinance  of  January  21, 
1907,  pages  2765  to  2768,  Council  Proceedings) . 

924.  Duty  to  Test  Meters]. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  such  In- 

spector to  examine  and  test  any  gas  meter  furnished  to  any  consumer 
of  gas  by  any  gas  company  furnishing  illuminating  gas  in  this  city 
whenever  requested  to  do  so  by  such  consumer.  Said  inspection 
upon  the  request  of  a consumer  shall  be  made  substantially  in  accor- 
dance with  the  following  requirements : Whenever  any  consumer 

of  illuminating  gas  furnished  by  a gas  company  furnishing  gas  in  the 
city  shall  make  a request  for  such  inspector  to  have  any  meter  or 
meters  so  furnished  and  installed  by  such  gas  company  on  the  prem- 
ises of  such  consumer  inspected  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  wheth- 
er such  meter  registers  accurately  and  correctly  and  pays  the  fee  as 
hereinafter  fixed,  said  inspector  shall  proceed  to  make  a test  of  such 
gas  meter.  Before  making  any  such  test  the  inspector  shall  give 
notice  to  the  person  making  application  for  such  test,  and  also  to  the 
gas  company  whose  meter  is  about  to  be  tested,  of  the  time  and  place 
where  he  intends  to  test  such  meter.  Notice  to  the  company  shall 
be  given  in  writing  sent  by  mail  to  such  gas  company  at  its  principal 
office  in  the  city,  and  notice  shall  be  sent  to  such  applicant  in  writing 
by  mail  addressed  to  the  premises  described  in  the  application  for 
such  test.  Such  notice  shall  be  mailed  at  least  twenty-four  hours 
before  the  time  set  for  the  test  of  such  meter.  The  test  of  such  meter 
shall  be  made  by  the  inspector  or  his  duly  authorized  agent  or  agents, 
at  such  place  as  he  may  designate  in  such  notice  or  notices,  and  shall 
be  made  in  such  manner  as  to  thoroughly  test  such  meter  with  a 
view  of  ascertaining  whether  it  registers  accurately. 

925.  Testing  of  Meters  — Unit  of  Measure  — Pressure  at  Which 
Test  Is  to  Be  Made  — Standard  Meters  — Variations  Allowed]. — 

The  unit  of  measure  to  be  employed  by  the  inspector  in  making  the 
test  of  meters  herein  provided  for  shall  be  the  cubic  foot  containing 
62,321  pounds  of  rain  or  distilled  water  at  a temperature  of  sixty-two 
degrees  Fahrenheit,  and  at  a barometric  pressure  of  thirty  inches. 

All  meters  shall  be  tested  at  a pressure  which  will  balance  a 
column  of  water  five-tenths  of  an  inch  in  height,  and  the  accuracy  of 
such  meter  shall  be  determined  by  the  use  of  standard  meter  provers 
designed  and  constructed  for  the  purpose. 

There  shall  be  maintained  in  the  office  of  the  Inspector  of  gas 
meters  and  gas  at  least  three  standard  gas  meters  which  have  been 
tested,  sealed  and  certified  by  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Standards. 


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The  meters  so  maintained  shall  be  used  as  standards  for  the  purpose 
of  checking-  the  working  provers  which  are  used  by  said  Inspector  in 
checking  and  testing  meters  used  by  consumers  of  gas.  Any  con- 
sumer’s meter  tested  by  said  Inspector  shall  be  deemed  to  be  correct 
if  it  registers  not  to  exceed  two  per  cent  above  or  two  per  cent  below 
accuracy.  Any  meter  found  to  be  either  fast  or  slow  as  herein  defined 
shall  be  adjusted  by  the  gas  company  owning  same  so  as  to  bring 
it  as  close  as  practical  to  accuracy  within  the  limits  herein  specified 
before  again  being  placed  in  service. 

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926.  Inspection  Conclusive]. — The  inspection  herein  provided 
for  to  be  made  by  such  Inspector  shall  be  conclusive  both  upon  the 
gas  company  owning  such  meter,  and  the  consumer  in  or  upon  whose 
premises  such  meter  was  installed,  and  the  amount  of  gas  flowing 
through  such  meter  for  a period  of  six  months  before  the  close  of  the 
month  in  which  such  meter  shall  be  inspected  shall  be  adjudged  to 
be  as  if  such  meter  were  during  such  six  months  in  the  same  condition 
it  was  at  the  time  such  inspection  was  made. 

927.  By  Whom  Fee  Is  to  Be  Finally  Paid]. — If  the  result  of  any 
such  inspection  shall  show  any  meter  so  inspected  to  be  inaccurate  as 
herein  defined,  and  to  have  registered  in  such  a manner  as  to  show  a 
greater  consumption  of  gas  than  was  actually  consumed  or  than  ac- 
tually flowed  through  such  meter,  the  amount  advanced  by  the  person 
desiring  such  test  shall  be  forthwith  returned-  to  such  person,  and 
such  inspection  shall  be  made  without  any  cost  or  expense  of  any  kind 
to  him,  the  cost  of  making  such  inspection  of  any  meter  so  found  to 
be  inaccurate  shall  be  paid  by  the  company  furnishing  gas  through 
the  same,  and  by  whom  or  for  whose  benefit  such  meter  was  installed, 
and  the  amount  of  the  fee  as  herein  fixed  for  such  inspection  shall 
be  paid  by  such  company  upon  a bill  being  presented  to  it  by  the  In- 
spector with  his  certificate  showing  that  such  meter  was  found  by 
him  to  be  inaccurate.  If  the  result  of  any  inspection  of  any  meter 
shall  show  such  meter  to  be  registering  accurately  as  herein  defined 
or  to  have  registered  a smaller  amount  of  gas  than  actually  flowed 
through  such  meter,  in  such  case  the  expense  of  such  inspection  shall 
be  paid  for  out  of  the  fee  required  to  be  advanced  by  the  person,  firm 
or  corporation  making  application  for  such  inspection,  and  no  part 
of  such  fee  shall  in  any  case  be  returned  to  such  applicant. 

928.  Fees]. — Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  desiring  the  inspec- 
tion of  any  gas  meter  within  the  city  as  provided  in  Section  four  (4) 
hereof  shall  accompany  the  application  for  such  inspection  with  a fee 


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of  one  dollar  which  shall  be  paid  to  the  City  Collector,  and  for  which 
such  applicant  shall  obtain  a receipt  from  the  City  Collector,  show- 
ing such  payment,  which  receipt  shall  describe  the  location  of  the 
gas  meter  to  be  inspected  and  shall  contain  the  name  of  the  person, 
firm  or  corporation  for  whose  benefit  said  gas  meter  was  installed,  said 
receipt  when  presented  to  the  Inspector  shall  be  his  authority  for 
making  the  inspection  herein  provided  for. 

929.  Disconnection  of  Meters  to  Be  Inspected]. — Whenever  a 
request  shall  be  made  to  inspect  aii}^  meter  which  is  installed  in  any 
premises,  the  Inspector  of  Gas  Meters  and  Gas  shall  have  the  right, 
upon  giving  the  notices  hereinbefore  provided  for,  to  require  the  gas 
company  owning  the  same  to  disconnect  and  detach  such  meter  and 
convey  the  same  to  such  place  as  he  may  direct  for  the  purpose  of 
making  his  inspection,  the  said  gas  company  installing  another 
meter  in  place  of  the  one  so  removed  for  inspection  and  test. 

930.  Office  Hours  — Apparatus]*. — Said  Inspector  shall  keep  an 
office  in  the  City  Hall,  where  he  shall  be  found  during  all  business 
hours  of  each  business  day,  except  when  absent  on  business  connected 
with  his  official  duties. 

He  shall  keep  in  his  office  a standard  one  hundred  inch  bar  photo- 
meter, with  the  ordinary  and  usual  accessories  of  the  same. 

932.  Records  to  Be  Kept]. — Said  Inspector  shall  keep  a register 
or  registers  in  his  office,  in  which  he  shall  record  the  number  and  de- 
scription of  each  meter  inspected  by  him,  and  the  time  when  it^vas 
tested  by  him,  together  with*  a record  of  all  notices  sent  or  given  by 
him,  and  all  other  proceedings  of  his  office.  Such  records  shall  at  all 
times  be  open  to  the  inspection  of  the  Mayor,  any  member  of  the  City 
Council,  and  the  head  of  any  department,  or  any  citizen  of  the  City 
of  Chicago. 

933.  Duty  of  Inspector  to  Test  Quality  of  Gas]. — Said  Inspector 
shall  from  time  to  time  make  photometric  tests  of  the  quality  of  illu- 
minating gas  furnished  by  the  various  gas  companies  or  persons  en- 
gaged in  the  business  of  furnishing  and  supplying  gas  to  consumers 
in  the  city,  and  he  shall  communicate  to  the  City  Council  the  result  of 
such  tests.  If  at  any  time  he  shall  discover  that  the  quality  of 
illuminating  gas  being  furnished  or  supplied  to  the  city  or  to  any 
consumer  by  any  person  or  corporation  engaged  in  the  business  of 
furnishing  or  supplying  gas,  either  as  to  purity  or  illuminating  pov/cr, 
is  below  the  standard  required  by  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and 


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any  and  all  other  sections  of  the  Revised  Municipal  Code  of  Chicago 
of  1905,  he  shall  forthwith  report  such  fact  to  the  City  Council  with  a 
record  showing  the  tests  made  by  him. 

935.  Monthly  and  Annual  Report]. — Said  Inspector  shall  imme- 
diately after  the  first  day  of  each  month  prepare  and  submit  to  the 
Comptroller  a report  of  the  number  of  meters  inspected  during  the 
previous  months.  Said  Inspector  shall  annually  on  or  before  the 
first  day  of  May  in  each  year  report  in  writing  to  the  City  Council 
the  transactions  of  his  office  during  the  preceding  year,  with  such 
other  information  as  he  may  deem  necessary  and  proper. 

937.  Purity  of  Gas].— Any  person  or  corporation  engaged  in,  car- 
rying on,  or  conducting  the  business  of  furnishing  or  supplying 
illuminating  gas  in  the  city  to  any  consumer  or  consumers  shall  be 
and  hereby  is  required  to  furnish  and  supply  such  gas  which  shall 
l)e  so  far  free  from  sulphuretted  hydrogen  that  it  shall  not  discolor  a 
test  paper  imbued  with  acetate  of  lead  when  such  test  paper  is  ex- 
posed to  a column  of  gas  issuing  for  thirty  seconds  under  a pressure  - 
of  five-tenths  of  an  inch  of  water,  and  so  that  one  hundred  cubic  feet 
of  such  gas  shall  not  contain  more  than  twenty  grains  of  sulphur,  and 
so  that  one  hundred  cubic  feet  of  such  gas  shall  not  contain  more  than 
five  grains  of  ammonia. 

All  tests  to  be  made  for  the  purpose  of  establishing  the  percentage 
of  sulphur  in  illuminating  gas  furnished  by  any  person  or  corporation 
furnishing  gas  in  the  city,  shall  be  made  or  conducted  with  the  Tut- 
weiller  Sulphuretted  Hydrogen  Apparatus,  and  the  sulphur  in  other 
forms  shall  be  determined  by  means  of  the  Gas  Referees  Sulphur- 
determining Apparatus,  and  methods  ordinarily  employed  in  the  use 
of  the  same. 

938.  Illuminating  Power]. — Any  person  or  corporation  engaged 
in,  carrying  on  or  conducting  the  business  of  furnishing  or  supplying  il- 
luminating gas  in  the  city  to  any  consumer  or  consumers'  shall  be 
and  hereby  is  required  to  furnish  and  supply  gas  of  an  illuminating 
power  of  not  less  than  twenty-two  candle  power.  The  gas  while 
being  tested  shall  be  burned  by  means  of  a No.  .07  Bray  Slit-Union 
low  pressure  burner  when  used  in  connection  with  the  photometer 
and  accessories  hereinbefore  specified. 

The  unit  and  standard  of  light  shall  be  that  volume  of  light  which 
is  produced  in  a horizontal  direction  by  one  standard  English  can- 
dle burning  at  the  rate  of  one  hundred  and  twenty  grains  of  sperm 
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940.  Penalty]. — Any  person  or  corporation  engaged  in,  carrying 
on,  or  conducting  the  business  of  furnishing  or  supplying  illuminating 
gas  in  the  city  to  any  consumer  or  consumers,  who  shall  furnish  gas 
of  a lower  standard  of  jiurity  or  of  less  illuminating  power  than 
that  required  in  and  by  the  provisions  of  this  article,  or  who  shall 
violate  any  other  provision  of  this  article,  shall  be  fined  not  less  than 
fifty  dollars  nor  more  than  two  hundred  dollars  for  each  offense;  and 
each  and  every  day  on  which  any  such  person  or  corporation  shall 
furnish  or  supply  illuminating  gas  to  any  person  in  the  city  in  vio- 
lation of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  article  shall  be  deemed  a sep- 
arate and  distinct  offense.  And  any  person  or  corporation  who  vio- 
lates, neglects,  or  refuses  to  comply  with,  or  who  resists  or  opposes 
the  enforcement  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be 
fined  not  less  than  twenty-five  dollars  nor  more  than  two  hundred 
dollars  for  each  offense. 

rf:  * 

"^'Section  14.  New  Meters]. — ^All  new  meters  installed  by  any 
gas  company  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  examined 
and  tested  under  the  supervision  of  the  Inspector  of  Gas  Meters  and 
Gas  previous  to  the  installation  of  same,  and  said  Inspector  shall  seal 
the  same  with  some  suitable  seal  or  stamp  indicating  that  said  meter 
has  been  examined  and  tested  under  the  supervision  of  such  Inspector 
and  found  to  be  registering  accurately  and  said  seal  shall  specify  the 
date  under  which  said  inspection  was  made.  No  gas  company  fur- 
nishing gas  in  the  city  shall  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  install 
any  meter  unless  the  same  has  been  examined,  tested  and  sealed  as 
herein  provided,  and  all  meters  disconnected  for  inspection  and  test 
as  herein  provided,  or  for  repairs  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance 
shall  also  be  examined,  tested  and  sealed  in  the  same  manner  as  is 
required  in  the  case  of  new  meters  before  the  same  shall  again  be 
connected  or  re-installed. 

^Section  15.  Representative  of  Company  at  Test]. — Any  company 
supplying  gas  to  the  city  or  its  inhabitants,  or  any  gas  consumer, 
may  at  his  or  its  option  be  represented  at  any  and  all  tests  made  of  the 
gas  meters,  supplied  or  used  by  the  said  company  or  person. 

^"Section  16.  Penalty].— ^ Any  gas  company,  corporation  or  vendor 
of  gas  within  this  city,  who  shall  furnish  or  use  any  meter  contrary 
to,  or  in  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  article,  shall,  on  conviction 
thereof,  be  fined  not  less  than  twenty-five  dollars  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars  for  each  and  every  oflfense. 

*New  provisions  contained  in  ordinance  of  Jan.  21,  1907.  concerning  the  inspec- 
tion of  gas  meters  and  gas;  see  pages  2768  and  2769,  Council  Proceedings. 


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Section  1103.  (As  amended  "^Jiily  S,  1907,  page  1082,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings) . 

1103.  Inquiry — License — Fee — Construction]. — It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  said  Commissioner  of  Health  upon  the  presentation  of 
such  application  to  make  or  cause  to  be  made  strict  inquiry  into  the 
facts  set  out  in  such  application,  and  if  upon  such  inquiry  he  shall 
find  such  hospital  is  or  is  intended  to  be  so  constructed  as  to  afford 
proper  accommodations  for  the  care  of  the  persons  received  or  pro- 
posed to  be  received  therein,  and  that  the  chief  physician  or  surgeon, 
or  intended  chief  physician  or  surgeon,  or  board  of  physicians  or 
surgeons  thereof,  gives  or  is  under  agreement  thereafter  to  give  such 
attendance  therein  as  does  or  will  render  him  or  them  responsible', 
professionally,  for  the  medical  or  surgical  treatment  given  or  to  be 
given  to  any  and  all  persons  therein,  and  that  such  chief  physician 
or  surgeon,  or  board  of  physicians  or  surgeons  is  regularly  authorized 
to  act  as  such  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Illinois;  then  the  said 
Commissioner  of  Health  shall  recommend  to  the  Mayor  that  a license 
be  issued  in  the  name  of  the  City  of  Chicago  to  such  applicant  to  open, 
conduct,  manage  or  maintain  for  the  current  municipal  year  a hospi- 
tal at  the  place,  in  the  manner,  and  for  the  purpose  in  such  application 
set  forth.  Such  license  shall  be  issued  by  the  City  Clerk  on  notice 
from  the  City  Collector  that  a license  fee  at  the  rate  of  one  hundred 
dollars  per  annum  has  been  received  from  the  applicant. 

Provided,  That  if  any  hospital  comes  within  any  one  of  the  classes 
of  hospitals  which  may  be  required  by  ordinance  to  obtain  the  written 
consents  of  certain  property  owners  before  it  may  be  maintained, 
conducted  or  managed  in  a designated  locality,  then  an  exact  copy 
of  such  consents  shall  be  filed  with  the  Commissioner  of  Health,  as 
a further  requirement,  before  a license  under  this  ordinance  shall 
issue  to  the  hospital. 

Provided,  further  that  if  an  affidavit  is  made  by  the  applicant  for 
such  hospital  license  that  the  said  hospital  during  the  previous  cal- 
endar year  has  given  not  less  than  twenty  per  cent  (20%)  of  its  gen- 
eral average  capacity  of  bed  days  free  for  such  calendar  year  without 
charge  of  any  sort  (by  bed  days  being  meant  the  use  of  one  bed  and 
its  proportionate  use  of  equipment  and  cost  of  maintenance  including 
food,  medicine  and  care  of  nurses  and  physicians),  then  an  inquiry 
shall  be  made  into  the  facts  set  forth  in  such  affidavit  by  the  Commis- 
sioner of  Health,  upon  whose  recommendation  the  license  fee  of  one 
hundred  dollars  ($100.00)  may  be  remitted. 

^Previously  amended  Feb.  2G,  1906.  See  page  29  ante. 


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Section  1144.  (As  amended  March  4,  1907,  page  3402,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings). 

1144.  Dairy — Refuse  Matter  — Offal  — Closing  of  Same  When 
Unsanitary]. — Every  person  or  corporation  owning  or  keeping  a dairy 
in  the  city  shall  maintain  the  premises  thereof  free  from  any  accumu- 
lation of  refuse  matter  or  offal.  Any  person  or  corporation  failing  to 
comply  with  this  section  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor 
more  than  two  hundred  dollars  for  each  offense ; and  if  any  dairy 
within  the  city  shall  be  found  to  be  in  an  unsanitary  condition  by 
reason  of  the  violation  of  the  ordinances  of  the  city  or  the  refusal  or 
neglect  to  comply  with  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Department  of 
Health,  or  if,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Commissioner  of  Health,  there  is 
danger  of  the  spread  of  a contagious  or  infectious  disease  through 
such  dairy  or  the  products  of  same,  or  that  the  public  health  would  be 
endangered  by  a supply  of  milk  and  cream  from  same,  then  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  said  Commissioner,  he  may  order  such  dairy  closed,  and  the 
same  shall  be  kept  closed  until  all  the  provisions  of  this  chapter  shall 
have  been  complied  with  and  until  all  danger  to  the  health  of  the  pub- 
lic shall  have  been  removed. 


Sections  1535  to  1543  inclusive.  (Repealed  by  ordinance  of  April 
15,  1907,  concerning  “Oils,  Bond  of  Inspector  off’  which  see,  page  233 
post). 


Section  1814.  { Re-cinbodied,  without  change,  in  ordinance  of  July 

1,  1907,  page  830,  Council  Proceedings) . 


Section  1815.  (Amended  July  9,  1906:  see  page  47  ante.  Re- 
embodied,  as  amended,  in  ordinance  of  July  1,  1907,  page' SSO,  Council 
Proceedings) . 


Sections  1816  to  1826,  and  Sections  1832  to  1835,  inclusive.  (As 
amended  July  1,  1907,  pages  830  to  834,  inclusive.  Council  Proceedings) . 

1816.  Appointment  of  Poundmaster  and  Deputy  Pound- 
masters]. — The  General  Superintendent  of  Police,  without  additional 


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bond,  and  without  compensation  for  the  same,  shall  be,  and  is,  hereby 
constituted  ex-officio  poundmaster  of  the  City  of  Chicago  with  power 
to  enforce  the  provisions  of  this  chapter,  and  he  shall  have  power  to 
appoint  deputy  poundmasters  for  each  of  the  several  districts  named 
in  this  chapter. 

1817.  Location  of  Pounds]. — The  City  Comptroller  is  hereby  di- 
rected to  designate  in  each  district  above  described  a place  in  which 
shall  be  located  one  good  and  suitable  pound,  to  be  maintained  under 
the  care  and  direction  of  the  deputy  poundmaster  for  such  district. 

1818.  Bonds]. — Each  deputy  poundmaster  shall  before  entering 
upon  his  duties  execute  a bond  with  sureties  to  be  approved  by  the 
Comptroller,  in  the  penal  sum  of  five  thousand  dollars,  conditioned 
for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  duties  of  his  office. 

1819.  Duties]. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  and  every  deputy 
poundmaster  to  take  up  and  impound  any  such  animal  or  animals 
known  to  him  to  be  running  at  large  within  the  aforesaid  pound 
limits  of  the  districts  of  said  city  in  which  the  pound  kept  by  him  is 
situated ; to  make  out  and  deliver  to  the  poundmaster  within  two  days 
a written  report  of  each  and  every  such  animal  taken  up  or  impounded ; 
and  for  each  neglect  or  failure  to  do  so  he  shall  forfeit  and  pay  to  the 
City  of  Chicago  a penalty  of  five  dollars. 

1820.  Who  May  Impound  — Fee]. — It  shall  be  lawful  for  any 
person  over  eighteen  years  of  age  to  take  up  such  animal  or  animals 
running  at  large  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  Section  1814  of  this 
chapter  and  take  the  same  to  the  pound  in  the  district  where  such  ani- 
mal or  animals  may  be  taken  up,  and  for  so  doing  he  shall  receive  from 
the  deputy  poundmaster  an  impounding  fee  of  fifty  cents  for  each  ani- 
mal so  taken  up  and  impounded  by  him.  And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  deputy  poundmaster  to  enter  upon  a proper  form  to  be  furnished 
by  the  Comptroller,  forthwith,  the  name  and  residence  of  the  person 
so  taking  any  such  animal  to  the  pound  and  receiving  such  fee. 

1821.  Fees  — Sustenance  of  Animal  — Redemption]. — There 
shall  be  charged  for  each  animal  impounded  an  impounding  fee  of  fifty 
cents,  and  also  fifty  cents  for  each  day  or  part  of  a day  for  providing 
sustenance  for  each  animal  impounded,  in  addition  to  the  penalty  of 
three  dollars  hereinbefore  provided  for.  At  any  time  before  the  sale 
of  any  animal  impounded,  the  owner  or  owners  thereof  may  redeem 
the  same  by  paying  to  the  deputy  poundmaster  the  penalty  prescribed 
in  Section  1814  of  this  chapter,  together  with  the  impounding  fee  and 
costs  of  sustenance  as  prescribed  herein ; and  in  case  proceedings 


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shall  have  been  instituted  before  a judicial  officer,  the  cost  of  such 
proceedings  and  the  amount  of  the  judgment,  if  judgment  shall  have 
been  recovered  under  this  chapter,  together  with  subsequently  ac- 
crued costs  of  sustenance,  shall  be  the  redemption  money  to  be  paid. 
All  moneys  collected  by  any  deputy  poundmaster  under  the  provisions 
of  this  chapter  shall  be  paid  over  to  the  City  Collector  daily. 

1822.  Proceeding  as  to  Impounded  Animal]. — When  any  animal 
shall  be  impounded  as  aforesaid,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  keeper  of 
the  pound  where  such  animal  is  impounded,  forthwith  to  make  com- 
plaint before  some  judge  of  the  ^Municipal  Court  of  the  said  city 
against  the  owner  or  owners  of  such  animal,  if  known,  and  thereupon 
a warrant  shall  be  issued,  and  upon  the  return  thereof  executed,  or 
the  defendant  having  appeared,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  judge  of  the 
^Municipal  Court  to  incpiire  whether  the  defendant  has  been  guilty  of 
a violation  of  this  chapter ; and,  if  the  defendant  be  found  guilty, 
judgment  shall  be  rendered  against  him  for  the  penalty,  impounding 
fee,  and  cost  of  sustenance  herein  prescribed  and  the  costs  of.  suit, 
and  an  order  shall  be  entered  that  the  animal  shall  be  sold  to  satisfy 
such  judgment,  in  case  the  same  shall  not  be  paid  forthwith.  Such 
order  shall  describe  the  animal  and  state  the  time  and  place  of  im- 
pounding. 

1823.  Proceedings  — Owner  Unknown]. — When  the  owner  of 
any  animal  impounded  shall  be  unknown,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
deputy  poundmaster  in  the  district  where  such  animal  shall  be  im- 
pounded to  make  complaint,  as  provided  in  the  last  section,  against 
the  unknown  owner  of  such  animal,  describing  it,  and  thereupon  the 
Judge  of  the  [Municipal  Court  before  whom  such  complaint  shall  be 
made  shall  issue  a notice  in  substance  as  follows,  to-wit: 

POUND  NOTICE- 

Whereas,  Complaint  has  this  day  been  made  before  the 
[Municipal  Court,  that  the  unknown  owner  of  the  following  de- 
scribed animal,  to-wit : impounded  at 

on  the  day  of  , A.  D.  19.., 'has 

permitted  the  same  to  run  at  large,  contrary  to  the  provisions  of 
the  ordinance  of  the  City  of  Chicago  prohibiting  the  running  at 
large  of  certain  animals  therein  mentioned,  within  the  city. 

Xozu,  Therefore,  notice  is  hereby  given  that  a trial  will 
be  had  upon  the  said  complaint,  before  the  Municipal  Court  of 
the  City  of  Chicago,  on  the day  of  


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A.  D.,  19.  . at  the  hour  of m.,  when  and  where 

the  unknown  owner  may  appear  and  defend,  if  he  sees  fit  so  to  do. 

Witness Clerk,  of  our  said  court,  and  the  seal 

thereof,  at  Chicago  aforesaid,  this day  of , 

A.  D.,  19 . . , , Clerk. 

The  day  named  in  such  notice  for  trial  shall  not  be  less  than  five 
nor  more  than  fifteen  days  from  the  time  of  issuing  the  same.  And 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  deputy  poundmaster  making  the  complaint 
forthwith  to  post  three  copies  of  such  notice,  one  at  the  pound  where 
the  animal  is  impounded,  one  at  the  office  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Municipal 
court,  and  one  on  a board  provided  for  that  purpose  within  the  hall 
of  the  County  Court  house  in  said  city,  and  to  return  such  notice  into 
the  court  issuing  the  writ,  with  the  time,  place  and  manner  of  said 
posting. 

1821.  Docket  Entry]. — The  Judge  of  the  Municipal  Court  issu- 
ing such  notice  shall  enter  the  cause  upon  his  docket,  as  follows,  to-wit : 
The  City  of  Chicago  vs.  The  Unknown  Owner  of  (here  specify  the  animal) . 
And  upon  the  return  of  the  notice  prescribed  in  the  last  section,  like 
proceedings  shall  be  had  as  in  the  case  of  personal  service  or  ap- 
pearance. 

1825.  Jury  Trial]. — In  all  trials  for  violation  of  this  chapter  the' 
accused  shall  have  the  right  of  trial  by  jury,  conferred  by  the  Munici- 
pal Court  Act. 

1826.  Execution  of  Judgment  — Sale  — Notice].  — Upon  the 
rendition  of  any  judgment,  as  provided  in  Section  1822  of  this  chapter, 
the  Clerk  of  the  Municipal  Court  shall  issue  forthwith  to  the  keeper 
of  the  pound  where  the  animal  is  impounded  an  order  which  shall  be 
in  the  following  form  as  nearly  as  may  be : 

The  People  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  to  . . .^ , 

Deputy  Poundmaster. 

We  command  you,  that  of  the  following  described  animal, 

to-wit:  , the  property  of , 

you  make  the  sum  of dollars  and cents  debt, 

and dollars  and cents  costs,  which  the  City  of 

Chicago  lately  recovered  in  the  Municipal  Court  of  the  City  of 

Chicago,  against  the  said  , and  make  return  of 

this  writ,  with  endorsement  thereon  in  what  manner  you  shall 
have  executed  the  same,  in  ninety  days  from  the  date  hereof.' 
Witness,  . Clerk,  of  our  sakl  court,  and  the  seal 


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thereof,  at  Chicago  aforesaid,  this  day  of 

,A.  D.,  19.... 


Clerk. 

Upon  the  receipt  of  such  order,  the  deputy  poundmaster  shall  im- 
mediately post  three  notices  in  like  places  as  provided  in  Section  1823 
of  this  chapter  in  substance  as  follows : 

POUND  NOTICE. 

Taken  up  and  impounded  in  the  city  pound  of  the 

division  of  the  City  of  Chicago  at  , the  following 

described  animal;  which,  unless 

redeemed,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction  for  cash  to  the  highest 

bidder  at  said  pound  at  the  hour  of o’clock, 

m.,  on  the day  of 19.  .. 


Deputy  Poundmaster. 

The  day  of  sale  mentioned  in  such  notice  shall  be  the  third  day 
after  posting  the  same,  exclusive  of  Sundays,  holidays  and  election 
days,  and  if  such  animal  is  not  redeemed,  the  deputy  poundmaster 
shall  sell  it  in  accordance  with  said  notice.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  deputy  poundmaster  receiving  such  order  as  is  prescribed  in 
Section  1826  of  this  chapter  to  return  the  same  Avithin  twenty  days 
from  its  date  to  the  officer  issuing  it,  with  an  indorsement  showing 
when  and  how  such  order  was  executed. 

'=T832.  Vehicles  or  Harness  Attached  to  Estrays].  — Any  vehicle, 
harness  or  other  equipment  attached  to  any  animal  impounded  shall 
be  removed  forthwith  from  such  animal  and  turned  over  by  the  deputy 
poundmaster  to  the  Department  of  Police. 

1833.  No  Perquisites]  . — No  deputy  poundmaster  shall  receive 
any  other  compensation  or  perquisite  than  his  salary,  which  shall  be 
fixed  by  the  City  Council  in  the  annual  appropriation  bill. 

1834.  Deputy  Poundmaster  to  Keep  Pound  Clean]. — No  deputy 
poundmaster  shall  allow  his  pound  or  any  animal  therein,  by  reason 
of  any  want  of  care,  food,  ventilation  or  cleanliness,  or  otherAvise,  to 
be  or  become  dangerous  or  detrimental  to  human  health. 

1835.  The  General  Superintendent  of  Police  — Power  to  Rernove 
Deputy  Poundmasters]. — Each  and  CA^ery  deputy  poundmaster  shall 
be  subject  to  remoA^al  from  office  by  the  General  Superintendent  of 
Police  AvheneA^er  he  shall  deem  the  interests  of  the  city  require  such 
remoA^al. 

^Sections  1827  to  1831,  inclusive,  re-embodied,  without  change,  in  ordinance  of 
July  1,  1907,  pages  833  and  834,  Council  Proceedings. 


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Section  1873.  (As  amended  May  13,  1907,  page  231,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings) . 

1873.  Office  Created  — Appointment — Duty]. — There  is  hereby 
created  the  office  9!  Deputy  Commissioner  of  Public  Works.  He  shall 
be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  with  the  approval  of  the  City  Council, 
and  shall  have  authority,  under  and  subject  to  the  order,  direction 
and  control  of  the  Commissioner  of  Public  Works,  to  sign  or  act  for 
the  Commissioner  of  Public  Works,  and  shall  perform  such  duties  as 
may  be  required  by  him  by  said  Commissioner. 


Section  1924.  (Sec  ordinance  of  April  4,  1907,  concerning  '‘Stands 
at  Street  Corners,  for  Nezospapers/'  page  241  post). 


Section  1991.  (As  amended  April  4,  1907,  page  37GG,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings) . 

1991.  Flagmen  at  Crossing].  — Every  person  or  corporation 
owning  or  operating  a steam  railway,  whose  track  or  tracks  cross  or 
intersect  at  the  street  level,  any  street  car  track  or  tracks,  or  any  street 
or  highway  ivithin  the  City  of  Chicago,  shall  station,  keep  and  main- 
tain from  the  hours  of  six  o’clock  A.  M.  to  seven  o’clock  P.  M.  of  each 
day,  without  expense  to  the  city,  at  each  and  every  such  crossing  or 
intersection,  a flagman  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  signal  all  persons 
of  the  approach  of  any  engine,  or  any  car  or  train  of  cars,  and  also  to 
warn  them  of  any  existing  or  impending  danger. 


Section  2030.  (As  amended  March  4,  1907,  page  3396,  Council  Pro-  ’ 
ceedings. — See  also  ordinance  of  March  4,  1907,  concerning  auctioneers' 
and  second-hand  dealers  license,  page  219  post). 

2030.  Dealing  Without  License  Prohibited]. — No  person  shall  \ 
keep  a place  for  the  purchase  or  sale  of  second-hand  clothing,  second-' 
hand  household  goods,  second-hand  counters,  shelving,  showcases, 
store  and  office  fixtures,  boilers,  engines,  belting,  pulleys,  motors, 
dynamos,  electrical  apparatus,  machinery,  watches,  jewelry,  precious 
stones,  typewriters,  cash  registers,  bicycles,  furs,  or  other  second- 
hand article  of  any  kind  or  description,  nor  shall  any  person  trade, 
barter,  deal  in,  or  carry  on  the  business  of  dealing  in  any  such  second- 


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hand  articles  as  hereinbefore  described  without  being  specially  licensed 
for  such  purpose ; and  any  license  issued  under  the  provisions  of  this 
article  shall  designate  the  house  or  place  in  which  the  person  so  li- 
censed shall  carry  on  the  business  for  which  he  is  licensed;  and  such 
business  shall  not  be  carried  on  or  conducted  in  any  other  place  than 
that  designated  in  and  by  such  license ; provided,  however,  that  the 
provisions  of  this  article  shall  not  apply  to  any  dealer  who  takes  an 
old  article  in  exchange  as  part  payment  for  a new  article  of  a similar 
character  which  is  of  greater  value  than  the  old  article  exchanged; 
and  provided,  further,  that  the  provisions  of  this  article  shall  not  ap- 
ply to  any  dealer  whose  transactions  in  second-hand  goods  are  limited 
to  articles  originally  sold  by  him  and  taken  back,  with  or  without  pro- 
cess of  laAv,  by  reason  of  the  non-payment  of  the  purchase  money. 
No  person  licensed  under  the  provisions  of  this  article  shall  be  per- 
mitted to  solicit  business  in  any  of  the  articles  named  herein  upon 
any  street  or  public  highway  in  the  city.  Any  person  violating  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  fifty  dol- 
lars nor  more  than  two  hundred  dollars  for  each  offense. 


Section  2083.  {See  ordinance  of  April  4,  1907,  concerning  ''Stands 
at  Street  Corners,  for  N ezospapcrs,”  page  241  post). 


Section  2187.  { As  amended  March  4,  1907,  page  3396,  Conncil  Pro- 
ceedings) . 

2187.  License]. — No  person  or  corporation  shall  carry  on  the 
business  of  manufacturing  soap  within  the  city  or  within  one  mile  of 
the  limits  thereof,  without  first  having  obtained  a license  for  such 
business  as  hereinafter  provided  for  each  soap  factory  conducted  by 
such  person  or  corporation. 

The  term  ‘"soap”  shall  include  scourene,  soap  powder,  liquid  soap 
or  any  chemical  compound  in  domestic  use  for  washing  and  cleansing 
made  by  the  union  of  certain  fatty  acids  with  a salifiable  base. 


Section  2189.  (As  amended  March  18,  1907,  page  3580,  Conncil 
Proceedings) . 

2189.  Fee  — Notice  of  Change  of  Location  — Condition]. — Upon 
compliance  with  the  foregoing  section  and  the  payment  to  the  City  Col- 
lector of  an  annual  license  fee  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  any 


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such  applicant  shall  be  entitled  to  a license  to  carry  on  said  business. 

If  any  change  is  made  in  the  location  of  the  place  of  business  covered 
by  any  license  issued  hereunder,  notice  thereof  shall  be  given  to  the 
City  Collector. 

No  license  shall  be  issued  to  any  person  who  is  now  indebted  to 
the  City  of  Chicago  in  any  sums  whatever  by  reason  of  the  non-pay- 
ment of  license  fee  or  fees  as  provided  in  any  and  all  ordinances  here- 
tofore passed  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago  governing 
the  manufacture  of  soap. 

This  ordinance  shall  in  nowise  apply  to  or  affect  the  amount  of 
the  license  fee  or  fees  provided  for  in  Section  1210  of  the  Revised 
^Municipal  Code  of  Chicago  of  1905,  relating  to  slaughtering  and  ren- 
dering. 

( 

Section  2210.  {Repealed  by  Section  25  of  ordinance  of  Jidy  8,  1907,  i 
concerning  ''Smoke  Inspection,  Department  of,  Established,”  zvhich  see, 
page  241  post). 


Section  2211.  {As  amended  "^Duly  8,  1907,  page  1088,  Council  Pro-  j 

cce dings) . ] 

\ 

2211.  Board  of.  Inspectors  of  Steam  Boilers  and  Steam  Plants — 

To  Inspect  City  and  Board  of  Education  Boilers]. — The  depart- 
ment of  steam  boilers  and  steam  plants  shall  have  the  same 
power  over  all  steam  boilers  and  steam  plants  owned  or  oper-  - 
ated  by  the  city  or  board  of  education  as  over  all  other  steam 
boilers  and  steam  plants  in  said  city;  and  all  steam  boilers  or  steam 
plants  owned,  operated  or  controlled  by  the  city  or  the  board  of  edu- 
cation of  said  city  shall  be  subject  to  the  requirements  of  this  chapter; 
and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  department  to  inspect  at  least  once  in  - 
each  year  all  of  such  steam  boilers  and  steam  plants  as  are  owned,  oper- 
ated or  controlled  by  the  city  or  said  board  of  education,  and  also  to  j 
preserve  a record  of  the  condition  of  such  steam  boilers  or  steam  plants 
as  shown  by  such  inspection.  No  fee  shall  be  charged  or  paid  to  said 
department  nor  to  any  employe  under  said  department  for  the  inspec-  ^ 
tion  of  any  steam  boiler  or  steam  plant  or  for  the  certificate  of  inspec- 
tion issued  by  said  department  for  any  steam  boiler  or  steam  plant 
owned,  operated  or  controlled  by  said  city. 

"Previously  amended  Feb.  5,  1906.  See  page  74  ante. 


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Secitox  •2*^1.*^.  {As  amended  July  8,  190 <,  page  1088,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings). 

2212.  Duties  of  the  Board]. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  depart- 
ment to  inspect  all  boilers,  tanks,  jacket  kettles,  generators  or  other 
apparatus  used  for  generating  or  transmitting  steam  for  power,  or 
using  steam  under  pressure  for  heating  or  steaming  purposes,  and 
all  other  tanks,  jacket  kettles,  and  reservoirs  under  pressure  of  what- 
soever kind,  except  as  hereinafter  provided,  as  often  as  once  in  each 
and  every  year,  liy  making  a hydrostatic  pressure  test  where  such  tests 
shall  be  deemed  necessary ; Provided,  that  the  hydrostatic  pressure 
used  in  such  test  shall  not  exceed  the  maximum  working  pressure  of 
said  apparatus  by  more  than  fifty  per  cent;  and  by  making  a careful 
external  and  internal  examination.  In  all  cases  where  hydrostatic 
])ressure  test  is  used  an  internal  examination  of  said  apparatus  shall 
afterwards  be  made.  In  certifying  the  working  pressure  allowed  on 
each  steam  1)oilei%  steam  generator  or  other  apparatus  the  same  shall 
be  determined  by  multiplying  one-fifth  of  the  lowest  tensile  strength 
of  any  jdate  in  the  cylindrical  shell  of  said  steam  boiler  or  steam  gener- 
ator or  other  apparatus  by  the  lowest  efficiency  of  joint  in  such  cylin- 
drical shell  expressed  in  decimals,  and  by  multi})lying  the  product  by 
the  thickness,  expressed  in  inches  or  parts  of  an  inch,  of  the  thinnest 
plate  in  the  same  cylindrical  shell  and  divide  by  the  radius,  also  ex- 
pressed in  inches.  This  sum  will  be  the  pressure  allowable  per  scpiare 
inch  of  surface. 

Any  boiler,  tank,  jacket  kettle,  generator  or  reservoir  having  been 
in  use  eight  years  or  more  and  its  condition  being  such  that  in  the 
opinion  of  the  inspector  the  same  should  be  drilled  in  order  that  the  ex- 
act thickness  and  condition  may  be  ascertained,  he  shall  report  the 
same  to  the  chief  inspector  of  steam  boilers,  who  shall  serve  the  owner 
or  agent  with  a written  notice  to  show  cause  to  the  chief  inspector 
within  five  days  why  such  boiler,  tank,  jacket  kettle,  generator  or 
reservoir  should  not  be  drilled. 

If,  after  the  owner  or  agent  has  been  heard,  or  at  the  end  of  five 
days,  the  chief  inspector  deems  it  necessary  that  the  boiler,  tank, 
jacket  kettle,  generator  or  reservoir  be  drilled,  then  the  boiler,  tank, 
jacket  kettle,  generator  or  reservoir  may  be  drilled  at  points  near  the 
water  line,  and  at  the  bottom  of  shell  of  boiler,  or  such  other  points  in 
the  boiler,  tank,  jacket  kettle,  generator  or  reservoir  as  the  inspecting 
officer  may  direct,  and  the  thickness  of  said  material  shall  be  deter- 
mined thereafter  at  such  annual  ijispection  as  the  inspecting  officer 
mav  deem  necessary,  and  the  steam  pressure  or  other  pressure  allowed 


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shall  be  governed  by  such  ascertained  thickness  and 'general  condition 
of  boiler,  tank,  jacket  kettle,  generator  or  reservoir.  And  the  drilling 
and  plugging  of  said  holes  shall  be  done  at  the  expense  of  the  owner. 

Any  boiler  may  be  tested  and  rated  in  accordance  with  the  United 
States  iMarine  Inspection  Law  governing  the  inspection  of  steam  boil- 
ers. But  no  boiler,  tank,  jacket  kettle  or  jacket  constructed  or  recon- 
structed of  boiler  plates  hereafter,  where  the  same  are  required  shall 
have  stay  bolts  of  less  than  seven-eighths  of  an  inch  in  diameter  and 
pitched  more  than  seven  inches  apart.  All  stationary  boilers,  tanks, 
jacket  kettles  or  jackets  carrying  a pressure  of  one  hundred  pounds  or 
over  to  the  square  inch,  the  construction  of  which  requires  stay  bolts, 
shall  be  equipped  with  hollow  stay  bolts.  All  boiler  heads  made  of 
boiler  plate  shall  be  braced  with  braces,  the  sectional  area  of  which 
shall  not  be  less  than  one  square  inch  each,  so  pitched  that  a greater 
strain  than  six  thousand  pounds  per  square  inch  of  section  shall  not  be 
carried  by  any  one  brace  or  stay  bolt.  In  computing  the  strain  on 
braces  in  flat  surfaces  the  diameter  of  brace  rivets  shall  be  considered. 
In  computing  the  strain  on  shells  having  dished  heads  the  pressure 
will  be  figured  according  to  the  radius  of  the  heads. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  department  to  see  that  the  boiler  or 
boilers,  boiler  setting,  means  of  producing  draft,  smoke  connections 
and  furnace  or  fire  box  of  each  boiler  inspected  by  it  are  of  sufficient 
capacity  or  so  constructed  as  with  proper  management  to  avoid  the  is- 
suance or  emission  of  dense  smoke  from  any  chimney  or  smokestack 
connected  therewith. 


Section  2213.  (Amended  Jan.  2,  190G  : see  page  75  ante. — Repealed  | 
by  Section  25  of  ordinance  of  July  8,  1907,  concerning  ‘'Smoke  Inspection,  | 
Department  of,  Established,’'  zvhich  see,  page  230  post).  ^ j 


Section  2215.  (Repealed  by  Section  25  of  ordinance  of  July  8, 
1907,  concerning  “Smoke  Inspection,  Department  of.  Established,”  zvhich 
see,  page  236  post). 


Sections  2216,  2217,  2223,  2225,  2228,  2231,  2232.  (As  amended 
July  8,  1907,  pages  1089  to  1092,  incluswe.  Council  Proceedings) . 

2216.  Permits  for  New  Plants  — Plans  Etc.]. — No  new 

plants,  nor  any  reconstruction  of  any  old  plants,  for  pro- 
ducing pOAver  and  heat,  or  either  of  them,  shall  be  erected  or 


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maintained  in  the  city  until  the  plans  and  specifications  of  the  same 
have  been  filed  in  the  office  of  and  approved  and  a permit  for  such 
erection  or  construction  issued  by  the  chief  inspector  of  steam  boilers 
and  steam  plants,  which  plans  and  specifications  shall  show  the  amount 
of  work  and  the  amount  of  heating  to  be  done  by  such  plant  and  all 
the  appurtenances  thereto,  including  provisions  for  the  complete  com- 
bustion of  the  fuel  to  be  used  and  a statement  of  the  kind  of  fuel  pro- 
posed to  be  used.  Such  plans  and  specifications  shall  also  show 
that  the  room  or  apartment  in  which  such  plant  shall  be  located  is 
provided  with  doors,  windows,  air-shafts,  fans,  and  other  means  of 
ventilation  sufihcient  to  prevent  the  temperature  of  such  room,  apart- 
ment, basement  or  other  portion  of  such  building  wherein  such  steam 
])lant  or  apparatus  is  to  be  used,  from  rising  to  a point  higher  than 
one  hundred  and  twenty  degrees  Fahrenheit,  or  that  the  atmosphere  of 
any  such  apartment  wherein  such  apparatus  may  be  located  may  be 
entirely  renewed  every  ten  minutes.  Upon  approval  of  such  plans  and  - 
sj)ecifications,  a duplicate  set  of  which  shall  be  left  on  file  in  said  office, 
and  the  payment  of  fees  as  hereinafter  provided,  and  upon  the  presenta- 
tion to  the 'department  of  a permit  issued  by  the  department  of  smoke 
inspection,  said  chief  inspector  shall  issue  a permit  for  the  installation 
of  such  plant  or  such  reconstruction.  Such  permit  shall  state  the  maxi- 
mum amount  of  steam  pressure  to  be  carried.  As  soon  as  the  depart- 
ment hereby  created  has  examined  the  plans  and  specifications  sub- 
mitted for  a new  steani  ]3lant  in  a new  building  and  has  issued  a permit  ■ 
for  the  installation  of  same  it  shall  notify  the  Commissioner  of  Build-  - 
ings  to  see  that  the  execution  of  the  construction  work  on  the  building  \ 
in  which  such  ])lant  is  to  be  installed  is  carried  out  in  conformity  with  j 
the  ]3lans  and  specifications  of  the  proposed  steam  plant  for  the  execu- 
tion of  which  a permit  has  been  issued,  with  special  reference  to  the 
amount  of  s})ace  to  be  used  for  such  appurtenances,  the  size  and  con- 
struction of  the  chimney  or  chimneys  to  be  used,  and  the  provisions 
for  ventilation  and  proper  temperature  in  the  engine  and  boiler  room.  ^ 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  supervising  mechanical  engineer  and 
chief  deputy  inspector  of  steam  boilers  and  steam  plants  to  examine 
in  detail  all  plans  and  specifications  that  may  be  submitted  to  the  - - 
department,  and  to  report  u])on  the  same  for  approval  by  the  depart- 
ment. ! 


2217.  Duty  of  Owners]. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to 
use  any  steam  boiler,  or  any  tank  or  tanks  subject  to  pressure  other  than 
city  pressure,  until  he  shall  have  first  procured  a certificate  from  said  chief 
inspector  that  such  apparatus  may  be  safely  used,  and,  that  the  boiler  or 


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l)oilers,  boiler  setting-,  means  of  producing  draft,  smoke  connections,  and 
furnace  or  fire  box  are  of  such  size  and  capacity  that  they  will  do  the 
work  required,  and  be  capable  of  being  so  managed  for  the  purpose 
of  generating  steam  that  no  dense  smoke  sha'll  be  emitted  from  the 
chimney  connected  with  such  furnace  or  fire  box. 

If  such  owner,  agent  or  person  using  a steam  boiler  or  tank  shall 
fail  to  notify  said  chief  inspector  of  his  intention  to  make  any  altera- 
tion, repairs  or  enlargement  of  such  steam  plant,  and  shall  fail  to  file 
plans  and  specifications  for  the  enlargement  or  alterations  of  the  same, 
and  shall  proceed  to  make  such  alteration,  repairs  or  enlargement 
without  a permit  therefor,  he  shall  be  liable  to  a fine  of  twenty-five 
dollars  for  each  day  on  which  he  shall  liave  prosecuted  such  alteration, 
repairs  or  enlargement  without  said  ])ermit,  and  each  day’s  violation 
shall  constitute  a separate  ofifcnse.  Provided,  however,  that  minor 
necessary  or  emergency  repairs  which  do  not  increase  the  capacity 
of  such  apparatus  or  involve  any  substantial  alteration  of  structure 
may  be  made  by  or  under  the  engineer  in  charge  of  such  apparatus 
without  permit  or  report  thereof. 

If  at  any  time  when  inspecting  a steam  boiler,  generator  or  other 
apparatus  used  for  generating  steam  for  power  or  heating  purposes 
the  inspector  of  boilers  shall  find  that  the  furnace  or  fire  box  in  which 
fuel  is  used  for  the  purpose  of  generating  steam  is  so  constructed  or 
operated  as  to  cause  the  emission  of  dense  smoke  from  the  chimney 
connected  therewith  he  shall  report  to  the  department  of  smoke  inspec- 
tion the  condition  of  such  plant.  ^ 

Provided,  that  any  boilers  for  heating  purposes  only,  in  which  the 
])ermit  specifies  that  not  more  than  ten  pounds  of  steam  pressure  to 
the  square  inch  shall  be  carried  shall  be  knoAvn  as  “low  pressure 
boilers.” 

After  the  next  inspection  of  such  low  pressure  boilers  shall  have 
been  made  following  the  adoption  of  this  ordinance,  inspections  there- 
after shall  be  made  once  in  every  three  years.  But  all  of  such  low  pres- 
sure plants  may  be  inspected  at  any  time  thereafter  and  without  charge, 
with  reference  to  the  provisions  for  draft,  complete  combustion  or  de- 
gree of  combustion  of  fuel  and  prevention  of  the  emission  of  smoke. 

2223.  Exemptions — Charitable,  Religious  and  Educational  In- 
stitutions]. -Said  chief  inspector  may,  and  he  is  hereby  directed  and  in- 
structed to,  remit  all  inspection  fees  charged,  or  that  may  hereafter  be 
charged,  against  any  and  all  charitable,  religious,  and  educational 


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institutions,  when  the  l)oiler  or  other  apparatus  inspected  is  located 
in  or  upon  premises  used  or  occupied  exclusively  by  such  charitable, 
religious  or  educational  institution  ; Provided,  that  such  charitable, 
religious  or  educational  institution  is  not  conducted  or  carried  on  for 
private  gain  or  profit,  and  provided  further,  that  said  chief  inspector 
may  require  every  application  for  the  remission  of  such  fees  to  be  veri- 
fied by  the  affidavit  of  one  or  more  taxpayers  of  the  city. . 

2225.  Try-cocks  — Gauges  — Force  Pumps]. — It  shall  be 
the  duty  of  every  person  or  corporation  owning,  leasing  i or 
controlling  the  use  of  any  steam  boiler  or  boilers,  subject 
to  inspection,  as  hereinbefore  provided,  to  provide  and  proper!}'  affix 
to  each  and  every  one  of  such  boilers  a full  complement  of  try-cocks, 
one  water  gauge,  one  fusible  plug  of  good  Banca  tin,  one  or  more  pop 
safety  valves  (the  area  of  pop  valves  shall  be  in  the  ratio  of  one  square 
inch  to  three  square  feet  of  grate  surface)  ; Provided,  that  on  boilers 
used  for  generating  steam  for  heating  purposes  only  and  carrying  not 
more  than  ten  ])ounds  steam  pressure,  direct  weighted  safety  valves 
may  be  used.  On  each  steam  boiler  or  steam  generator  or  other  ap- 
paratus subject  to  inspection,  there  shall  be  placed  a suitable  shut-off 
or  main  stop  valve  so  placed  as  to  prevent  the  water  passing  into  the 
heating  apparatus  during  the  test  made  at  the  time  of  inspection ; 
Provided,  that  shut-off  or  main  stop  valves  shall  be  required  only  in 
plants  to  be  hereafter  installed,  and  a good  and  sufficient  force  pump 
or  other  means  of  sup])lying  the  boiler  with  water:  also  a good  and 
sufficient  safety  valve  or  reducing  valve  to  all  tanks  or  jacket  kettles, 
pro]ierly  attached.  Xo  stoji  or  shut-off  valve  shall  be  placed  between  a 
boiler,  tank  or  jacket  kettle  and  the  safety  valve. 

After  inspection  the  inspector  shall  seal  all  safety  valves,  and  said 
seal  shall  not  be  broken,  except  by  authorit}'  of  said  department,  ex- 
cept in  case  of  emergency,  and  when  the  seal  is  broken  a complete 
report  of  the  same  shall  be  made  to  said  department  within  twenty- 
four  hours ; and  said  valve  shall  be  resealed  forthwith  by  said  depart- 
ment without  charge,  provided  the  circumstances  of  the  breaking  of 
said  seal  are  approved  by  said  department. 

2228.  Manufacturers  and  Dealers — Notify  Inspectors]. — Any 
person  or  corporation  manufacturing,  dealing  in,  selling  or 

erecting  steam  boilers,  tanks,  jacket  kettles,  or  generators, 
subject  to  inspection  under  this  chapter,  shall,  on  the  sale  or  delivery 
of  such  steam  boiler,  tank,  jacket  kettle,  or  generator  at  any  point  or 
locality  within  the  city,  notify  the  said  chief  inspector,  giving-the  name 


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of  the  owner,  name  of  maker,  numl^er  and  name  of  street,  or  otherwise 
designate  the  locality  of  said  delivery  or  sale;  shall  state  also  the  thick- 
ness and  quality  of  the  material  used  in  the  construction  and  the  brand 
stamped  on  the  plate. 

2231.  Apparatus — Records]. — The  city  shall  provide  such  instru- 
ments, books,  papers,  and  equipment  as  shall  be  necessary  for  the 
proper  performance  of  the  duties  of  such  department,  which  shall  be 
the  property  of  said  city,  and  which  shall  be  delivered  by  said  chief 
inspector  to  his  successor  in  office.  Said  chief  inspector  shall  report 
annually  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  February  to  the  Mayor  and  City 
Council,  and  as  often  as  required  by  said  Council. 

Said  department  shall  ])repare  and  keej:)  in  its  office  a record  of 
each  steam  boiler,  steam  generator,  tank,  jacket  kettle,  or  other  ap- 
paratus used  for  the  generation  of  steam  or  under  pressure  other  than 
city  pressure,  and  at  the  first  inspection  of  any  such  apparatus  under 
and  by  virtue  of  this  chapter  a number  shall  be  securely  stamped  upon 
the  same  with  a steel  stamp  or  die,  of  not  less  than  one-half  inch  in 
height,  in  a conspicuous  and  easily  accessible  place  upon  said  appara- 
tus, which  number  shall  be  the  office  number  of  such  piece  of  apparatus, 
and  the  designation  by  which  the  same  shall  be  known  in  said  record 
after  such  inspection ; and  said  record  shall  contain  a full  description 
of  such  piece  of  apparatus,  together  with  the  use  for  which  it  is  em- 
ployed, the  place  where  it  may  be  located,  the  name  of  the  owner, 
agent,  or  lessee  of  said  apparatus,  together  with  the  amount  of  pressure 
allowed  by  the  inspector  for  the  same,  and  the  kind  of  fuel  used,  to- 
gether with  the  number  of  try-cocks,  steam  and  water  gauges,  and  any 
special  information  pertaining  thereto,  including  a record  of  inspec- 
tions made. 

2232.  Report  Defects  in  Furnaces  and  Smoke  Stacks]. — It  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  assistant  inspectors  to  report  to  said  chief  inspector 
defects  in  furnaces  and  smokestacks  as  well  as  in  boilers. 


Section  2288.  (As  amended  'Anly  8,  1907,  page  985,  Coiineil  Pro- 
ceedings) . 

2288.  Cab  and  Hack  Stands  Established].— Any  vehicle  licensed 
under  the  provisions  of  this  article  may  stand,  while  waiting  for  em- 
ployment, at  any  of  the  following  places : 

■"■Previously  amended  Feb.  20,  10(10.  See  pa«e  78  ante. 


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Stand  Xo.  1.  The  north  side  of  A\Tshington  street,  between  Clark  J 
and  La  Salle  streets.  . 

Stand  Xo.  2.  That  portion  of  tJie  west  side  of  Clark  street  begin-  ) 
ning  fifty  feet  from  the  southwest  corner  of  Randolph  and  Clark  I 
streets,  and  miming  thence  to  Washington  street.  ] 

Stand  XT.  d.  The  south  side  of  Randolph  street,  between  La 
Salle  and  Clark  streets. 

); 

Stand  Xo.  4.  The  south  side  of  Congress  street,  beginning  at  a ^ 
point  one  hundred  feet  east  of  the  intersection  of  AATbash  avenue  and  f 
Congress  street,  extending  thence  east  to  ^Michigan  avenue.  f 

Stand  XT.  5.  The  east  side  of  South  Canal  street,  commencing  at 
a ])oint  one  hundred  and  nineteen  feet  south  of  the  south  line  of  Aladi-  { 
son  street,  and  thence  running  along  the  east  side  of  South  Canal  ? 
street  three  hundred  and  forty-four  feet  south  from  the  place  of  be-  4 
ginning.  i 

XT  cab,  hack,  or  other  vehicle  entitled  to  use  such  stand  shall  be  f 
permitted  to  stand  anywhere  thereon  in  such  manner  as  to  obstruct  any  t 
crossing  or  the  entrance  to  any  building,  structure  or  place  located  } 
east  of  such  stand.  i 

Stand  XT.  6.  The  east  side  of  South  Canal  street,  commencing 
at  a point  one  hundred  and  nineteen  feet  north  of  the  building  line  f 
on  the  north  line  of  Adams  street,  and  thence  running  north  twenty-  | 
one  feet.  ' 

Stand  X^o.  -7.  On  the  north  side  of  Park  Row  from  [Michigan  ^ 
avenue  to  the  west  line  of  the  Illinois  Central  depot  extended  north 
to  the  north  line  of  Park  Row. 

Stand  X”o.  8.  At  all  theatres  and  other  public  places  of  amuse- 
ment, fifteen  minutes  before  the  conclusion  of  the  performance  given 
therein,  provided  there  be  no  public  stand  established  within  two  hun- 
dred feet  of  the  entrance  thereof. 

Stand  XT.  5).  At  all  railroad  depots,  provided  there  be  no  public 
cab  and  hack  stand  established  within  two  hundred  feet  of  the  main 
entrance  to^such  depot.  ^ 

Stand  X"o.  10.  On  all  street  corners  designated  by  the  Superin- 
tendent of  Police,  between  the  hours  of  seven  P.  AI.  and  seven  A.  M. ' 
each  night:  Provided  no  street  corner  shall  be  designated  as  a public  : 

cab  and  hack  stand  by  the  Superintendent  of  Police  unless  the  consent 
in  writing  to  the  establishment  of  such  stand  shall  first  be  secured  from  j 


)u-[  ' amf.xd:\[exts,  f.  m.  c.,  1905. 

the  abutting  owner  or  owners  of  the  property  immediately  in  front,  or 
along  side,  of  which  such  stand  is  to  be  located ; such  consent  to  be 
filed  with  the  Board  of  Inspectors  of  Public  Vehicles  and  provided, 
further,  that  the  street  crossings  shall  be  left  free  and  unobstructed. 

Stand  No.  11.  The  east  side  of  Clark  street,  between  Adams  and 
Jackson  streets. 

Stand  No.  12.  The  west  side  of  La  Salle  street,  between  Jackson 
and  Van  Buren  streets. 

Stand  No.  13.  The  west  side  of  Dearborn  street,  between  Jack- 
son  boulevard  on  the  north  and  a point  to  the  south  midway  between 
Jackson  boulevard  and  Van  Buren  street. 

Stand  No.  14.  The  west  side  of  Plymouth  court,  from  the  north 
side  of  Polk  street  extending  along  the  west  side  of  Plymouth  court  a 
distance  of  three  hundred  feet  north. 

Stand  No.  ]5.  The  north  side  of  Harrison  street,  between  Fifth 
avenue  and  Franklin  street. 

Provided,  however,  that  no  vehicle  licensed  under  the  provisions 
of  this  article  shall  be  permitted  while  waiting  for  employment  upon 
any  stand  herein  established,  to  be  so  situated  or  located  as  to  prevent 
or  obstruct  easy  ingress  or  egress  from  the  street  to  the  entrance  or 
entrances  of  any  railroad  depot,  hotel,  public  building  or  place  of 
amusement;  the  amount  of  clear  space  to  be  left  in  front  of  any  such 
depot,  hotel,  building  or  place  of  amusement  shall  be  designated  by  the 
Board  of  Inspectors  of  Public  Vehicles. 


Section  2383.  (As  amended  "^'May  27,  1907,  page  350,  Coiineil  Pro- 
eeedings) . 

2383.  Persons  making  connection  to  Provide  Shutoff  Boxes]. — 

Au}^  person,  whether  owner,  occupant  or  the  person  in  possession, 
charge  or  control  of  any  building,  structure  or  premises,  with  or  to 
which  it  is  desired  to  make  connection  with  the  water  works  system 
of  the  city,  shall  provide  and  install,  at  his  own  expense  a buffalo  or 
shutoff  box,  and  such  buffalo  or  shutoff  box  shall  be  constructed  and 
located  to  the  satisfaction  and  approval  of  the  Commissioner  of  Public 
Works.  No  permit  shall  be  issued  to  connect  any  building,  structure 

I 

^Previously  amended  -Ally  5,  1905,  and  Jan.  29.  1906.  See  page  90  ante. 


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AMENDMENTS,  E.  M.  C.,  1905. 


or  premises  with  the  water  works  system  of  the  city  unless  such  con- 
nection be  equipped  with  a buffalo  or  shutoff  box  in  accordance  with 
the  provisions'  of  this  section. 


Section  2391.  (As  amended  ^May  27,  1907,  page  355,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings) . 

2391.  Service  Pipes,  Etc.  — Keeping  in  Repair]. — Every  person 
supplied  with  water  from  the  Chicago  Water  Works  system  shall,  at 
his  own  cost  and  expense,  keep  in  repair  all  pipes  leading  from  the 
buffalo  or  shutoff  box  to  his  building  or  premises  and  prevent  all 
waste  of  water  from  such  pipes.  If  any  such  person  shall  permit  any 
such  pipe  to  become  broken  or  out  of  repair  so  that  water  is  wasted 
thereby,  the  Commissioner  of  Public  Works  may,  after  two  days’ 
notice  in  writing  to  such  person  to  repair  such  pipes,  cut  off  the  water 
from  said  premises : and  whenever  the  water  is  so  cut  off,  it  shall  not 
be  turned  on  again  until  the  pipes  of  said  premises  or  in  said  buildings 
have  been  placed  in  proper  repair.  The  notice  herein  provided  for 
may  be  served  by  personal  service  upon  the  owner,  occupant  or  person 
in  possession,  charge  or  control  of  the  premises  or  by  mailing  such 
notice  to  said  person  in  possession,  charge  or  control.  The  cost  of 
maintaining  and  repairing  the  buffalo  or  shutoff  box,  and  the  cost  of 
maintaining  and  repairing  service  pipe  from  the  water  main  to  the 
buffalo  or  shutoff  box  and  the  cost  of  installing  and  maintaining  the 
service  pipe  leading  from  the  water  main  to  the  buffalo  or  shutoff  box 
shall  be  borne  by  the  person  whose  premises  are  supplied  with  water 
through  such  service  pipe.  All  service  pipes  hereafter  laid  from  the 
water  main  to  the  buffalo  or  shutoff  box,  and  from  the  buffalo  or  shut- 
off box  to  the  building  or  premises,  shall  be  not  less  than  one  inch 
in  diameter. 


Section  2394.  (As  amended  Web.  18,  1907,  page  3336,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings) . 

2394.  City  to  Provide  Meter]. — At  every  building,  structure  or 
premises  of  the  kind  mentioned  in  Sections  2393  and  2434,  that  is  sup- 


*Previoiisly  amended  July  5,  190,5.  See  paye  91  ante. 
tPreviously  ameuded  July  5,  1905.  See  paye  !)2  a)ifc. 


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plied  with  water  from  the  Chicago  W ater  Works  system,  there  shall 
be  furnished  and  installed  a water  meter  for  the  purpose  of  controlling 
and  measuring  such  water  supply,  which  said  meter  shall  be  furnished, 
installed  and  maintained  at  the  cost  and  expense  of  the  city,  and  when- 
ever the  building,  structure  or  premises  aforesaid  which  now  receives 
its  domestic  supply  of  water  through  two  or  more  service  pipes,  these 
said  several  service  pipes  must  be  joined  together  by  and  at  the  ex- 
pense of  the  City  of  Chicago,  provided,  however,  it  shall  be  optional 
with  the  City  of  Chicago  to  install  a new  single  service  pipe  equal  to 
the  domestic  requirements  of  the  aforesaid  building,  structure  or 
premises  to  which  the  several  house  service  pipes  must  be  joined,  which 
must  be  done  at  the  cost  and  expense  of  the  City  of  Chicago.  Pro- 
vided, further,  it  is  optional  with  the  City  of  Chicago  to  install  a meter 
on  each  service  pipe  found  supplying  water  to  premises  to  be  metered. 


Section  2402.  (As  amended  '^Jan.  15,  1907,  page  2715,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings) . 

2402.  Exemptions  — Charitable,  Municipal,  Religious,  and  Edu- 
cational Institutions]. — The  Commissioner  of  Public  Works  shall  re- 
mit and  cancel  all  water  Tates  and  charges  heretofore  levied  and  as- 
sessed or  which  may  hereafter  be  levied  and  assessed  against  such 
property  of  any  charitable,  municipal,  religious,  or  educational  insti- 
tution in  the  city  as  is  used  in  the  immediate  conduct  and  carrying  on 
of  the  charitable,  municipal,  religious,  or  educational  purposes  of 
such  institution  and  which  is  not  used  for  gain  or  profit  or  rented, 
conducted,  maintained  or  operated  for  the  purpose  of  producing 
revenue  for  such  institution. 

The  Commissioner  of  Public  Works  may  require  every  applica- 
tion for  a remission  or  cancellation  of  such  water  rates  and  charges 
against  any  such  institution  to  be  verified  by  the  affidavit  of  two  or 
more  tax  payers  of  the  city. 

Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  held  to  exempt  the  Cook  County 
Hospital  or  any  other  institution,  building,  structure,  or  premises 
owned  or  occupied  by  the  County  of  Cook  or  used  for  its  purposes, 
from  the  payment  of  water  rates  and  charges  for  water  supplied  to  it 
from  the  city  water  works  system. 

- The  Commissioner  of  Public  AVorks  shall  keep  or  cause  to  be 


Previously  amenfled  June  2.5,  1006.  See  pages  02  ami  0,3  ante. 


217 


AMENDMENTS,  Tx.  M.  C.,  1905. 


kept  accurate  accounts  against  all  institutions  exempted  from  the  pay- 
ment of  water  rates  and  charges,  and  shall  cause  semi-annual  water 
bills  to  be  rendered  in  accordance  with  such  accounts  on  specially 
provided  blanks,  which,  Avhen  certified  by  the  Assessor  of  the  Bureau 
of  Water  after  duly  authorized  inspection  of  the  premises  indicated 
in  such  bills  shall  be  canceled  by  the  Commissioner  of  Public  Works, 
and  a record  of  the  amount  so  canceled  shall  be  kept  by  the  Assessor 
in  a book  provided  for  that  purpose.  The  accounts  of  the  Department 
of  Public  Works  shall  show  the  amounts  so  canceled  as  a credit  to  the 
total  collections  and  as  a debit  to  the  institution  specified. 


Section  2453.  (As  amended  8,  1907,  page  977,  Council  Pro- 

ceedings) . 

2453.  Refund  of  Duplicate  Payments,  Wrong  Property  Pay- 
ments, Over  Payments  and  Erroneous  Assessments]. — In  cases  of 
duplicate  payments,  payments  on  wrong  property,  over  payments  and 
erroneous  assessments  occasioning  the  necessity  of  a refund  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  Assessor  of  the  Bureau  of  Water  to  certify  to  the 
cause  of  such  refund,  which,  when  endorse^  by  the  Superintendent 
of  Water,  shall  be  paid  by  the  cashier  of  the  water  office  from  the  said 
cashier’s  petty  cash  fund  on  the  presentation  of  a voucher  order  of 
refund  in  original  and  duplicate  signed  by  the  Superintendent  of 
A\’ater.  At  the  end  of  each  month  the  cashier  shall  cause  a voucher 
to  be  made  to  reimburse  his  petty  cash  fund  for  the  amount  paid  out 
by  him  therefrom  for  aforesaid  voucher  orders  or  refund,  covering 
duplicate  payments,  payments  on  wrong  property,  over  payments  and 
erroneous  assessments,  attaching  thereto  the  properly  receipted 
voucher  orders  of  refund ; and  the  Comptroller  shall  pay  the  same, 
provided  the  total  amount  does  not  exceed  th'e  amount  appropriated 
for  such  purpose  : provided,  further,  that  the  above  mentioned  refunds 
shall  be  paid  only  to  the  person  who  made  the  payment  on  account  of 
which  such  refund  is  made  or  to  his  duly  authorized  agent  upon  sur- 
render of  the  receipted  bill  showing  such  payment. 


Section  2478.  [As  amended  ^April  4:,  1907,  page  3765,  Council  Pro- 
ceedings) . 

2478.  Deceit  or  Fraud  in  Regard  to  Measurement  or  Weight  of 


*Previously  amended  Jan.  29,  1906.  See  page  101  ante. 
tPrevion?ly  amended  Nov.  26,  1906.  See  page  102  ante. 


NEW  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 


Passed  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago  from 
January  I,  1907,  to  September  1,  1907. 


[NOTE.  — “R.  M.  C.  IDOo”  Signifies  “The  Revisild  Municipal  Code  of 

Chicago  of  1905.”] 

Auctioneers  Not  Required  to  Be  Licensed  as  Second  Hand  Dealers. 

Passed  March  4,  1907,  pag'e  3:197,  Council  Proceedino^s. 
[Supplementing  Section  2030,  R.  M.  C.  1905]. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Conned  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

. Section  1.  That  any  person  having  obtained  a license  as  an 
auctioneer  in  accordance  with  Sections  125  and  12G  of  the  Revised 
Municipal  Code  of  Chicago  of  1905,  shall  not  be  required  to  obtain  a 
secondhand  dealer’s  license  as  jirovided  by  Section  2027  to  2035,  both 
inclusive,  of  said  Code,  in  order  to  carry  on  the  business  of  auction- 
eering. 

Section  2.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  full  force  and  effect  from 
and  after  its  passage. 


Bathing,  Boating  and  Fishing  Beaches,  Licensing  and  Regulating. 

Passed  April  4,  1907,  pages  37()3  and  -:17G4,  Council  Proceedings. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

/ 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  persons  or  cor- 
poration to  carry  on,  engage  in  or  conduct  what  is  commonly  known 


219 


220 


NEW  GENERAL  ORDINANCES. 


as  a boating,  fishing  or  bathing  beach  in  any  of  the  public  waters  of 
the  City  of  Chicago,  where  a charge  is  made  for  the  use  of  such  beach, 
or  where  bathing  suits,  boats  or  fishing  tackle  are  let  and  rented  for  ' 
hire,  without  first  having  obtained  a license  as  hereinafter  provided. 

Section  2.  Any  person,  persons  or  corporation  desiring  to  carry 
on,  engage  in,  or  conduct  such  boating,  fishing  or  bathing  beach,  shall  • 
make  application  in  writing  to  the  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Chicago,  for 
a license  so  to  do,  stating  therein  the  name  and  residence  of  the  appli- 
cant, the  place  and  character  of  the  proposed  beach,  and  the  size,  num- 
ber and  character  of  the  boats  to  be  used  or  rented  at  said  place.  Such 
application  shall  be  accompanied  by  a certificate  of  the  Commissioner 
of  Health  of  the  City  of  Chicago,  approving  the  location  of  the  pro- 
posed beach,  stating  whether  the  water  at  such  location  is  in  a sani- 
tary condition  and  whether  the  boats  to  be  used  by,  or  rented  to,  the  . 
public  at  such  beach  are  properly  constructed  and  equipped  and  suit-  • 
able  for  the  use  of  the  general  public  at  such  beach.  If  from  such 
certificate  it  appears  that  the  Commissioner  of  Health  approves  -the 
proposed  location  of  said  beach,  that  the  water  is  in  a sanitary  condi- 
tion, that  the  boats  to  be  used  by,  or  rented  to,  the  public  are  properly 
constructed,  and  safe  for  public  use  at  such  beach,  and  if  the  Mayor 
shall  be  satisfied  that  the  applicant  is  of  good  moral  character,  he  shall 
grant,  and  cause  to  be  issued  to  such  applicant,  a license  to  establish' 
and  conduct  such  beach  at  the  location  set  forth  in  said  application 
upon  payment  by  said  applicant  of  the  license  fee  as  hereinafter  pro- 
vided. 

Section  3.  All  persons  or  corporations  to  whom  licenses  are  is-  ' 
sued  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  pay  to  the  City  Col- 
lector at  the  time  such  license  is  issued  an  annual  fee  of  fifteen  ($15.00) 
dollars. 

Section  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  person  or  corporation  to 
whom  is  granted  a license  to  establish  and  conduct  a bathing,  boating 
or  fishing  beach,  as  herein  provided,  to  have  present  at  such  beach  at 
all  hours  during  which  the  same  is  open  to  the  public,  a person  skilled 
as  a swimmer  and  in  the  management  of  boats,  to  act  in  the  capacity 
of  a life  saver,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  keep  a lookout  for  the  safety 
of  the  patrons  of  such  beach  and  go  immediately  to  the  rescue  of  such 
as  may  be  placed  in  a position  of  danger  by  the  capsizing  of  a boat  or 
otherwise. 

'Section  5.  -Any  person  or  corporation,  who  shall  establish, 
conduct,  maintain  or  manage  any  such  fishing,  boating  or  bathing 


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“beach  in  any  of  the  public  waters  of  the  City  of  Chicago,  without  first 
r having  obtained  a license  therefor,  as  provided  herein,  shall  be  fined 
'not  less  than  five  ($5.00)  dollars  or  more  than  two  hundred  ($200.00) 

■ dollars,  for  each  offense.  Any  person  or  cor])oration  to  whom  a li- 
cense has  been  granted  to  establish  and  conduct  a beach  under  the 

-provisions  of  this  ordinance,  who  shall  fail  to  have  present  at  such 

■ beach  at  all  times  during  which  the  same  is  open  to  the  public,  a skilled 
^ person  to  act  as  a life  saver,  as  re(|uired  by  Section  4 of  this  ordinance, 

► shall  be  fined  ten  ($10.00)  dollars,  for  each  day  such  beach  is  con- 
: ducted  without  having  such  life  saver  present. 

: _ - Section  6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from 

^ and  after  its  passage  and  due  publication. 

r 

k _ 

Board  of  Local  Improvements  to  Repair  Pavements,  Etc.,  When. 

V Passed  July  <S,  1907,  page  1027,  Council  Proceedings. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago: 

Section  1.  That  the  Board  of  Local  Improvements  of  the  City  of 
Chicago  be  and  it  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  repair  all 
pavements,  including  curbs  and  gutters,  where  the  contracts  for*  the 
■■  original  construction  of  the  same  contain  a provision  in  which  the 
contractors  warrant  such  pavements  to  last  a period  of  years  and  cove- 
nant to  repair  the  same  during  the  time  limited  according  to  the 
f:-  terms  and  conditions  of  such  contracts;  and  the  said  Board  of  Local 
Improvements  is  further  authorized  and  empowered  to  advertise  for 
■y  bids  to  make  such  repairs,  to  let  contracts  for  the  same  to  the  lowest 
P responsible  bidders,  to  sign  and  execute  such  contracts,  to  require 
bonds  in  such  amounts  as  will  in  their  judgment  secure  the  faithful 
performance  of  such  contracts,  to  provide  for  the  inspection  of  the 
5 work  for  such  repairs  and  to  accept  and  approve  such  work  after  its 
i completion ; and  generally  the  said  Board  is  hereby  authorized  and 
empowered  to  do  any  and  all  things  that  may  be  necessary  fully  and 
properly  to  make  such  repairs ; provided,  however,  that  all  such  acts 
of  the  Board  shall  be  in  accordance  with  the  general  ordinances  of 
. the  City  of  Chicago  provided  in  such  cases. 

Section  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force 
from  and  after  its  passage. 


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City  Depositaries,  Bonds  of. 

Passed  ]\Iarch  4,  1907,  page  3366,  Council  Proceedings. 

[Amending  Section  2 of  ordinance  concerning  '‘Deposits,  City— - 
Amount  of  in  Banks,”  page  118,  ante]. 

AN  ORDINANCE 

Amending  an  ordinance  in  regard  to  city  deposits,  passed  on  Xovem- 
ber  26,^1906,  and  appearing  on  pages  2111  and  2112  of  Council 
Proceedings  of  that  date. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

Section  1.  That  Section  2 of  an  ordinance  in  regard  to  city  de- 
posits, passed  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago  on  Xovem- 
ber  26,  1906,  and  appearing  on  pages  2111  and  2112  of  the  Council 
Proceedings  of  said  date,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  amended  so  as 
to  read  as  follows  ; 

Section  2.  X"o  moneys  shall  be  deposited  with  any  bank  or 
such  award  be  effective  until  such  depositary  shall  have  delivered 
to  the  Comptroller  a bond  running  to  the  City  of  Chicago  in  an 
amount  equal  to  the  amount  which  such  bank  or  depositary  shall 
be  designated  as  being  entitled  to  receive  upon  its  bid  and  with 
such  sureties  as  the  City  Council  shall  approve,  conditioned  in  like 
manner  as  other  official  bonds  given  by  public  officials,  charged 
tldth  the  custody  of  money. 

Section  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from 
and  after  its  passage. 

City  Treasurer,  Bond  of. 

Passed  April  4,  1907,  page  3759,  Council  Proceedings. 

[Amending  Section  52,  R.  M.  C.  1905.  See  Section  5 of  ordi- 
nance concerning  "Depositaries  of ‘City’s  Funds,”  page  117,  ante]. 

AN  ordinance 

Fixing  the  amount  of  the  City  Treasurer’s  bond. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

Section  1.  That  the  penalty  of  the  bond  to  be  given  by  the  City 
Treasurer  for  the  ensuing  term  shall  be  two  million  dollars  ($2,- 
000,000). 

Section  2.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  full  force  and  effect  from 
and  after  its  passage. 


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Bench  Monuments,  Concrete  Standard. 

Passed  I''eh.  .11,  ])a^s;es  to  inclusive,  Council  Pro- 

cecdin^e^s. 

AX  ORDI NANCE 

Establishing-  the  number  to  be  given  to  certain  concrete  standard 
V bench  monuments  herein  described;  their  location  in  sundry 
streets  in  the  City  of  Chicago,  County  of  Cook  and  State^^  of  Illi- 
nois; and  the  exact  elevation  above  city  datum  of  the  bench  point 
in  each  monument;  said  bench  point  being  the  top  of  the  copper 
rod  showing  at  the  surface  of  the  concrete  under  the  iron  cover. 

Be  if  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

Section  1.  That  concrete  standard  bench  monuments,  numbered 
83,  84,  85,  80,  87,  88,  89,  90,  91,  92,  93,  94,  95  and  90  be  and  the  same 
are  hereby  described,  located  and  established  as  follows,  to-wit : 

Monument  Number  Eighty-three  (83),  located  at  a point  four 
(4)  feet  east  of  the  west  line  of  South  Western  avenue  and  three  (3) 
feet  south  of  the  south  line  of  WTst  21st  place;  the  bench  point  there- 
of (or  top  of  cop])er  rod  showing  at  the  surface  of  the  concrete,  under 
the  iron  cover),  having  an  elevation  of  thirteen  and  six  hundred  and 
sixty-eight  thousandths  (13.{)()8)  feet  above  city  datum. 


Monument  Number  Eighty-four  (84),  located  at  a point  nine  and 
one-half  (9^)  feet  west  of  the  east  line  of  South  WTstern  avenue  and 
eighty-nine  and  one-half  (8934)  feet  north  of  the  north  line  of  Mar- 
shall boulevard;  the  bench  point  thereof  (or  top  of  copper  rod  showing 
at  the  surface  of  the  concrete  under  the  iron  cover),  having  an  eleva- 
tion of  ten  and  four  hundred  and  ninety-three  thousandths  (10.493) 
feet  above  cit}^  datum. 


Monument  Number  Eighty-five  (85),  located  at  a point  eight  (8) 
feet  east  of  the  west  line  of  South  Kedzie  avenue  and  eight  (8)  feet 
north  of  the  north  line  of  West  31st  street,  the  bench  point  thereof 
(or  top  of  copper  rod  showing  at  the  surface  of  the  concrete  under 
the  iron  cover),  having  an  elevation  of  eleven  and  six  hundred  and 
eighty-five  thousandths  (11.685)  feet  above  city  datum. 


Monument  Number  Eighty-six  186),  located  at  a point  ten  (10) 
feet  west  of  the  east  line  of  South  40th  avenue  and  seven  (7)  feet 
north  of  the  north  line  of  AVest  31st  street  ; the  bench  point  thereof 
(or  top  of  copper  rod  showing  at  the  surface  of  the  concrete  under  the 


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iron  cover),  having  an  elevation  of  thirteen  and  six  hundred  and  fifty- 
seven -thousandths  (13.657)  feet  above  city  datum. 


Monument  Number  Eighty-seven  (87),  located  at-  a point  ten 
(10)  feet  north  of  the  south  line  of  West  39th  street  and  two  and  one- 
half  (2^)  feet  east  of  the  west  line  of  South  Ashland  avenue  (pro- 
duced from  the  south),  the  bench  point  thereof  (or  top  of  copper  rod 
showing  at  the  surface  of  the  concrete  under  the  iron  cover),  having 
an  elevation  of  twelve  and  four  hundred  and  twenty  thousandths 
(12.420)  feet  above  city  datum. 


Monument  Number  Eighty-eight  (88),  located  at  a point  nine 
and  one-half  (9^)  feet  Avest  of  the  east  line  of  South  Emerald  avenue 
and  two  and  one-half  (2^)  feet  north  of  the  north  line  of  West  47th 
street,  the  bench  point  thereof  (or  top  of  copper  rod  showing  at  the 
surface  of  the  concrete  under  the  iron  cover),  having  an  elevation  of 
twelve  and  two  hundred  and  forty-three  thousandths  (12.243)  feet 
above  city  datum. 


Monument  Number  Eighty-nine  (89),  located  at  a point  ten  (10) 
feet  south  of  the  north  line  of  West  39th  street  and  twenty-three  (23) 
feet  west  of  the  west  line  of  South  Artesian  aA^enue  (produced  from 
the  south)  ; the  bench  point  thereof  (or  top  of  copper  rod  showing 
at  the  surface  of  the  concrete  under  the  iron  cover),  having  an  eleva- 
tion of  twelve  and  eight  hundred  and  twenty-six  thousandths  (12.826) 
feet  above  city  datum. 


Monument  Number  Ninety  (90),  located  at  a point  nine  and 
three-tenths  (9.3)  feet  west  of  the  east  line  of  South  Marshfield  avenue, 
and  thirteen  and  one-half  (13^)  feet  north  of  West  47th  street;  the 
bench  point  thereof  (or  top  of  copper  rod  showing  at  the  surface  of 
the  concrete  under  the  iron  cover),  having  an  elevation  of  fourteen  and 
fiA^e  hundred  and  eighty-seven  thousandths  (14.587)  feet  above  city 
datum. 


Monuriient  Number  Ninety-one  (91),  located  at  a point  nine  and 
one-half  (9^)  feet  east  of  the  Avest  line  of  South  Western  avenue  and 
twenty-eight  and  one-half  (283/2)  feet  north  of  the  north  line  of  West 
47th  street;  the  bench  point  thereof  (or  top  of  copper  rod  showing  at 
the  surface  of  the  concrete  under  the  iron  cover),  having  an  elevation  of 
eleven  and  eight  hundred  and  seventy-six  thousandths  (11.876)  feet 
abov  city  datum. 


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Monument  Number  Ninety-two  (92),  located  at  a point  twelve 
(12)  feet  east  of  the  west  line  of  South  Peoria  street  and  twenty-five 
and  one-half  (25 td)  feet  north  of  the  north  line  of  Garfield  boulevard; 
tlie  bench  point  thereof  (or  top  of  copper  rod  showing  at  the  surface 
of  the  concrete  under  the  iron  cover),  having  an  elevation  of  twelve 
and  eight  hundred  and  four  thousandths  (12.804)  feet  above  city 
datum. 


Monument  Number  Ninety-three  (93),  located  at  a point  ten  and 
three-tenths  (10.3)  feet  west  of  the  east  line  of  South  Marshfield 
avenue  and  twenty-eight  and  eight-tenths  (28.8)  feet  north  of  the 
north  line  of  Garfield  boulevard;  the  bench  point  thereof  (or  top  of 
copper  rod  showing  at  the  surface  of  the  concrete  under  the  iron 
cover),  having  an  elevation  of  twelve  and  five  hundred  and  sixty 
thousandths  (12.560)  feet  above  city  datum. 


Monument  Number  Ninety-four  (94),  located  at  a point  six  (6) 
feet  south  of  north  line  of  West  54th  street  and  twenty-three  (23)  feet 
east  of  the  east  line  of  South  Artesian  avenue;  the  bench  point  thereof 
(or  top  of  copper  rod  showing  at  the  surface  of  the  concrete  under  the 
iron  cover),  having  an  elevation  of  fifteen  and  six  hundred  and  thirteen 
thousandths  (15.613)  feet  above  city  datum. 


Monument  Number  Ninety-five  (95),  located  at  a point  seventeen 
and  one-half  (17^)  feet  west  of  the  east  line  of  Wabash  avenue  and 
thirty-nine  and  three-tenths  (39.3)  feet  north  of  the  north  line  of  63d 
street;  the  bench  point  thereof  (or  top  of  copper  rod  showing  at  the 
surface  of  the  concrete  under  the  iron  cover),  having  an  elevation  of 
twenty-two  and  one  hundred  and  ten  thousandths  (22.110)  feet  above 
city  datum. 


Monument  Number  Ninety-six  (96),  located  at  a point  twelve  (12) 
feet  west  of  the  east  line  of  South  Green  street  and  twenty-eight  (28) 
feet  south' of  the  south  line  of  West  63d  street;  the  bench  point  thereof 
(or  top  of  copper  rod  showing  at  the  surface  of  the  concrete,  under 
tire  iron  cover),  having  an  elevation  of  fifteen  and  eight  hundred  and 
fifty-six  thousandths  (15.856)  feet  above  city  datum. 

Section  2.  The  height  as  above  fixed  shall  refer  in  each  and 
every  case  to  the  bench  point,  or  top  of  copper  rod  in  each  monu- 
ment, that  shows  at  the  surface  of  the  concrete  under  the  iron  cover, 
and  shall  be  measured  from  the  plane  of  low  water  in  Lake  Michigan 


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of  A.  D.  eighteen  hundred  and  forty-seven  (1847),  established  by  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal;  adopted  b}^  the 
late  Board  of  Public  Works  of  the  City  of  Chicago,  County  of  Cook 
and  State  of  Illinois,  and  now  represented  by  the  ordinance  of  July 
eleventh  (11th)  A,  D.  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-eight  (1898)  re- 
lating to  the  corrected  elevation  of  the  old  Lind  Block  bench  mark 
above  city  datum. 

Section  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after  its 
passage. 


Elevated  Tracks  of  Railroads,  Trespassing  on  Forbidden. 

Passed  I\Iay  6,  1907,  page  199,  Council  Proceedings. 

AN  ORDINANCE 

Prohibiting  trespassing  upon  the  tracks  and  railroads  where  the  same 
have  been  elevated  in  accordance  with  ordinances  of  the  City  of 
Chicago. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Coiineil  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

Section  1.  That  whenever  any  tracks  of  any  railroad  in  the  City 
of  Chicago  have  been  or  may  hereafter  be  elevated  in  accordance  with 
ordinances  of  said  city,  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
save  the  employes  of  such  railroad,  acting  in  the  discharge  of  their 
duties,  to  enter  or  be  upon  or  to  walk  along  or  cross  such  elevated 
tracks  or  roadway  at  any  place. 

Section  2.  If  any  person  shall  willfully  trespass  upon  said  ele- 
vated roadway  or  tracks,  such  person  and  all  others  aiding,  abetting  or 
assisting  therein  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  shall 
be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  dollars  ($5.00)  nor  more 
than  one  hundred  dollars  ($100.00)  for  each  and  every  offense. 


Explosives,  Sale  of  to  Minors  Forbidden. 

Passed  March  4,  1907,  page  3395,  Council  Proceedings. 

AN  ordinance 

Providing  punishment  for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  selling  or 
giving  to  minors  dangerous  explosives. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

Section  1.  It  is  hereby  declared  to  be  unlawful  for  any  person. 


NEW  GENERAL  ORDINANCES. 


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firm  or  corporation  to  sell,  deliver  or  give  to  any  minor  under  18 
years  of  age  any  gunpowder,  dynamite,  nitroglycerine,  gun  cot'ton  or 
other  dangerous  explosive. 

Section  2.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  violating  any  of  the 
provisions  of  Section  1 of  this  ordinance  shall  be  fined  not  less  than 
fifty  dollars  nor  more  than  two  hundred  dollars. 

Section  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after  i^-s 
paspge  and  due  publication. 


Gasoline,  Storage  of. 

Passed  March  11,  1907,  pages  3459  to  3461,  inclusive.  Council 
Proceedings. 

[Supplementing  Section  717,  R.  M.  C.  1905]. 

AN  ORDINANCE 

/ 

Concerning  the  storage  of  gasoline  under  the  alleys  of  the  City  of 
Chicago  and  providing  for  the  construction,  maintenance  and  use 
of  tanks  imbedded  lUider  said  alleys  for  the  storage  of  gasoline  in 
the  City  of  Chicago,  by  private  persons. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

Section  1.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons,  cor- 
poration, firm  or  co-partnership  to  construct,  maintain  and  use  tanks 
imbedded  under  the  surface  of  the  alleys  in  the  City  of  Chicago  for 
the  storage  of  gasoline,  except  upon  compliance  by  the  said  person 
or  persons,  corporation,  firm  or  co-partnership  with  the  condition^ 
hereinafter  mentioned. 

Section  2.  No  person  or  persons,  corporation,  firm  or  co-part- 
nership shall  use  any  space  underneath  the  surface  of  any  alley  in 
the  City  of  Chicago  for  the  construction,  maintenance  or  use  of  any 
tank  thereunder  for  the  storage  of  gasoline,  without  first  obtaining 
a permit  so  to  do  from  the  Commissioner  of  Public  Works  of  the  city, 
and  no  such  permit  shall  be  issued  without  first  being  approved  by 
the  Commissioner  of  Buildings  and  the  Fire  Marshal  of  the  City  of 
Chicago,  and  no  such  permit  shall  be  transferred  or  assigned  nor  shall 
any  right  or  privilege  thereunder  be  transferred  or  assigned  without 
the  written  consent  of  the  Commissioner  of  Public  Works,  and  said 
permit  may  be  revoked  by  the  Mayor  at  any  time. 

Section  3.  Applications  for  such  permits  shall  be  in  writing. 


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Stating  specifically  the  space  desired,  its  length,  breadth  and  depth, 
together  with  the  measurement  in  feet  from  the  surface  of  the  alley 
to  the  top  of  such  tank.  The  application  shall  also  contain  the  speci- 
fications of  the  tank  to  be  used  which  shall  be  as  follows : The  ca- 

pacity of  such  tanks  shall  not  exceed  300  gallons  and  said  tanks  shall 
be  made  of  12  gauge  steel  either  galvanized  or  coated  with  rust  proof 
paint,  and  shall  be  riveted,  soldered,  caulked  and  coated  on  the  out- 
side with  tar  or  other  rust  resisting  material,  shall  have  no  openings 
or  pipe  connections  except  on  the  tops  thereof,  and  shall  not  be  con- 
nected either  directly  or  indirectly  with  any  public  or  private  sewer, 
drain  or  catch-basin  in  the  City  of  Chicago.  If  said  tanks  be  of  a ca- 
pacity exceeding  two  hundred  gallons  they  shall  be  reinforced.  The 
applicant  for  such  permit  shall  pave  with  concrete  and  smooth  cement 
surface  the  portion  of  the  alley  covering  such  tank,  and  also  two  feet 
in  each  direction  outside  thereof,  said  paving  to  be  slightly  concave. 

Section  4.  Every  applicant  for  such  a permit  shall  file  with  his 
application  his  bond  in  the  penal  sum  of  ten  thousand  ($10,000.00) 
dollars,  Avith  surety  or  sureties  to  be  approved  by  said  Commissioner 
of  Public  Works;  and  such  bond  shall  be  conditioned  that  the  person 
or  persons,  corporation,  firm,  or  co-partnership  to  whom  such 
permit  shall  be  issued,  his  or  their  heirs,  successors  or  as- 
signs, will  save  and  keep  the  city  free  and  harmless  from  any  and  all 
loss  or  damage  or  claim  for  damage  arising  from  or  out  of  the  use  of 
the  space  or  tank  therein  mentioned,  and  for  the  maintenance  of  the 
alley  over  such  space  in  such  condition  that  such  alley  shall  at  all 
times  after  the  placing  of  such  tank  is  completed  or  such  space  is  cov- 
ered, be  safe  for  public  use,  and  for  the  full  and  complete  protection 
of  the  city  against  all  litigation  grooving  out  of  the  granting  of  such 
permit  or  anything  done  under  such  permit  and  for  the  removal,  at 
the  applicant’s  cost  and  expense,  of  such  tank  and  the  placing  of  said 
alley  in  a condition  satisfactory  to  the  Commissioner  of  Public  Works 
upon  the  termination  of  such  permit  by  lapse  of  time  or  otherwise, 
and  for  the  prompt  and  full  payment  of  the  compensation  hereunder 
required  during  his,  their  or  its  ownership  of  said  property,  so  long 
as  such  permit  shall  be  outstanding  and  for  the  faithful  performance 
and  observance  of  all  conditions  of  this  ordirlance.  Any  person  or 
persons,  corporation,  firm  or  co-partnership  to  whom  a permit  shall 
be  granted  hereunder  or  who  has  heretofore  given  a bond  for  the  oc- 
cupation of  space  under  any  alley  who  -shall  convey,  lease  or  assign 
the  premises  for  the  benefit  of  which  such  permit  has  been  granted, 
may  notify  the  Commissioner  of  Public  Works  in  writing  of  the  con- 
veyance, lease  or  assignment  of  said  premises  and  furnish  to  such 


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Commissioner,  in  writing,  the  name  and  address  of  the  grantee,  lessee 
or  assignee  thereof,  and  upon  the  giving  of  such  notice  in  writing 
and  furnishing  the  name  and  address  of  said  grantee,  lessee  or  as- 
signee, all  liability  under  the  bond  theretofore  given  by  such  person  or 
persons,  corporation,  firm  or  co-partnership  shall  cease  and  determine, 
except  as  to  acts  happening  or  causes  of  action  accruing  prior  to  the 
giving  of  such  notice. 

Section  5.  Every  such  tank  shall  be  placed  so  that  there  shall  be  a 
space  of  not  less  than  three  feet  between  the  top  of  the  same  and  the 
surface  of  the  alley;  and  all  pipes  leading  to  or  from  said  tank  shall  be 
galvanized  and  protected  against  injury,  and  so  laid  that  the  contents 
thereof  shall  drain  back  to  said  tank,  which  tank  shall  be  so  placed 
that  the  top  thereof  shall  be  lower  than  the  level  of  the  lowest  pipe 
in  the  building  used  in  connection  therewith ; and  that  no  artificial 
light  shall  be  required  w4iile  filling.  The  filling  pipes  shall  terminate 
in  an  iron  box,  extending  not  more  than  three  (3)  inches  above  the 
surface  of  the  alley  and  so  placed  that  it  shall  not  constitute  an  ob- 
struction to  traffic.  Each  tank  shall  be  provided  with  a one-inch  iron 
vent  pipe  connected  with  the  top  of  such  tank  (provided  with  a screen 
of  30  mesh  brass  wire  at  or  near  the  tank  connection),  and  carried 
up  to  the  outer  air  at  least  four  feet  above  the  roof  of  the  said  building 
and  terminate  in  a (double)  goose  neck  covered  with  a brass  wire^ 
screen  of  1-16  inch  mesh,  and  said  tanks  and  the  installation  thereof 
shall  be  subject  to  the  supervision  and  approval  of  the  Commissioner 
of  Public  Works. 

Section  6.  When  the  space  for  the  tank  so  used  does  not  extend 
more  than  fifteen  feet  below  the  surface  of  the  alley  the  person  or  per- 
sons, corporation,  firm  or  co-partnership  constructing,  maintaining  or 
using  any  such  tank  for  the  storage  of  gasoline  under  the  surface  of 
any  alley  shall  render  to  the  city  the  annual  compensation  for  such 
use  as  is  provided  in,  and  make  payment  thereof,  in  accordance  with 
an  ordinance  heretofore  passed  on  Eebruary  5th,  1906,  entitled  ‘'An 
ordinance  concerning  the  use  of  streets  and  alleys  and  the  space  un- 
der sidewalks  by  private  persons.’’ 

Section  7.  If  any  person  or  persons,  corporation,  firm  or  co- 
partnership now  using  any  space -under  any  alley  for  the  maintenance 
or  use  of  such  tank  for  the  storage  of  gasoline  therein,  shall  fail  to 
take  out  a permit  for  such  use  as  herein  provided  within  thirty  days 
after  this  ordinance  is  in  effect,  then  the  Commissioner  of  Public 
Works  shall  proceed  to  remove  every  such  tank  so  maintained  and 
used,  and  close  the  space  theretofor  occupied  by  the  same. 


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Section  8.  Whenever  the  Commissioner  of  Public  Works  shall 
be  of  the  opinion  that  the  sureties  on  any  bond  given  for  any  permit 
issued  herein,  have  become  insufficient,  he  shall  notify  the  holder 
of  such  permit  to  give  a new  bond  hereunder,  and  if  such  new  bond  is 
not  given,  Avith  sureties  satisfactory  to  said  Commissioner  of  Public 
W orks,  within  tei\  days  after  such  notice  is  given,  such  permit  shall 
be  revoked. 

Section  9.  If  any  person  or  persons,  corporation,  firm  or_  co- 
partnership obtaining  a permit  hereunder  shall  at  any  time  fail  or 
neglect  to  comply  with  the  terms  of  this  ordinance,  then  such  permit 

may  be  revoked  by  such  Commissioner  of  Public  Works. 

# 

Section  10.  Every  person  convicted  of  a violation  of  this  ordi- 
nance shall  be  fined  not  less  than  twenty-five  ($25.00)  dollars  nor  more 
than  two  hundred  ($200.00)  dollars  for  each  offense. 

Section  11.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  full  force  and  effect  from  » 
and  after  its  passage  and  due  publication. 


Hotels,  Licensing  and  Regulating. 

Passed  Jan.  7,  1907,  pages  2499  and  2500,  Council  Proceedings. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago : ' 

Section  1.  For  the  purposes  of  this  ordinance,  a hotel  is  defined 
to  be  any  hotel,  inn,  rooming  house,  lodging  house,  or  other  public 
house  or  place  which  provides  lodging  for  hire  either  with  or  without 
board,  for  the  transient  accommodation  of  the  public. 

Section  2.  No  person  shall  keep,  conduct,  or  maintain  a hotel 
' unless  he  be  licensed  so  to  do  in  accordance  with  and  pursuant  to  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance.  Every  day  in  which  a hotel  is  kept,  con- 
ducted or  maintained  without  such  license  shall  be  a 'separate  viola- 
tion of  this  ordinance. 

Section  3.  The  Mayor  shall  grant  a license  for  the  keeping  of  a 
hotel  to  any  person  who  shall  apply  to  him  in  writing  therefor,  who 
shall  be  of  good  character  and  shall  furnish  the  Mayor  with  satisfac- 
tory evidence  of  the  same  and  Avho  shall  not  be  indebted  to  the  City 
of  Chicago  on  account  of  an}'  unpaid  fine  adjudged  against  him  for 
the  violation  of  any  provision  of  any  ordinance  of  the  City  of  Chicago 
relating  to  the  keeping  or  conducting  of  a hotel.  Such  application 


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shall  specifically  describe  the  premises  and  the  number  of  lodging 
rooms  for  guests  in  which  it  is  proposed  to  conduct  such  hotel. 

Provided,  however,  that  no  license  to  keep  a hotel  shall  be  issued 
to  any  one  other  than  the  proprietor  except  in  the  case  of  a corpora- 
tion, in  which  case  the  license  may  be  issued  either  to  the  corporation 
or  to  any  one  designated  by  such  corporation  as  manager.  Where 
a corporation  is  proprietor,  the  application  shall  be  signed  by  its 
President  or  Secretary,  and  shall  truly  state  the  names  and  addresses 
of  all  of  its  officers  and  directors.  A license  to  a firm  shall  be  issued 
in  the  names  of  the  individual  members  of  the  firm. 

Every  applicant  shall  execute  to  the  city  a bond,  with  at  least  two 
sureties  to  be  approved  by  the  City  Collector,  in  the  sum  of  five  hun- 
dred dollars,  conditioned  that  the  applicant  will  faithfully  observe 
and  conform  to  all  ordinances  in  force  at  the  time  of  his  application, 
or  thereafter  passed,  during  the  period  of  the  license  applied  for,  con- 
cerning or  in  any  manner  relating  to  the  conduct  or  management  of 
hotels  and  will  promptly  pay  all  fines  which  may  be  adjudged  against 
him  for  the  violation  of  any  provision  of  any  such  ordinance  during 
the  period  of  his  license.  No  application  for  a license  shall  be  con- 
sidered until  the  bond  herein  required  shall  have  been  filed  and  ap- 
proved. 

Section  4.  Any  person  complying  with  the  aforesaid  requirements, 
and  upon  the  payment  in  advance  to  the  City  Collector  of  a license  fee  of 
fifteen  dollars,  shall  receive  a license  under  the  corporate  seal,  signed  by 
the  Mayor,  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk,  which  shall  authorize  the  per- 
son or  persons  therein  named  to  keep  a hotel  at  the  place  and  of  the  num- 
ber of  rooms  designated  in  the  license  and  for  the  period  stated  therein. 
Licenses  may  be  issued  for  the  full  license  year  or  for  the  unexpired 
portion  thereof,  and  if  issued  for  the  unexpired  portion  of  the  license 
year  the  fee  to  be  paid  therefor  shall  bear  the  same  ratio  to  the  sum  re- 
•quired  for  the  whole  year  that  the  number  of  days  in  such  unexpired 
portion  bears  to  the  whole  number  of  days  in  the  year;  provided  that 
no  license  shall  extend  beyond  the  thirtieth  day  of  April  next  following 
its  issuance. 

Section  5.  Every  hotel  licensed  under  this  ordinance  shall  at  all 
times  keep  a book  or  register  wherein  shall  be  entered  and  registered  at 
the  'time  and  in  the  proper  order  the  name  of  every  person  becoming  a 
guest  of  such  hotel  or  an  occupant  of  any  room  or  portion  of  the  premises, 
excepting  employees  of  the  hotel.  Such  register  shall  at  all  times  be 
open  to  the  inspection  of  the  Mayor,  the  Chief  of  Police,  and  the  police 
officers  of  the  City  of  Chicago  and  their  assistants. 


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Section  G.  No  person  keeping  or  conducting  a hotel  shall  permit 
the  same  to  be  or  become  a resort  of  disreputable  persons  nor  know- 
ingly  permit  or  suffer  the  same  to  be  used  or  occupied  by  persons  for 
immoral  purposes. 

Section  7.  Any  person  violating  any  provision  of  this  ordinance  shall 
be  fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  twO'  hundred  dol- 
lars for  such  offense;  if  any  person,  having  been  once  convicted  by  the 
judgment  of  any  court  of  violating  any  provision  of  this  ordinance,  the 
Mayor  may,  in  his  discretion,  if  such  person  has  a license,  in  addition  to 
other  penalties  provided  by  ordinance  or  by  law,  revoke  such  license,  and 
if  any  person  shall  be  convicted  of  a second  offense  by  the  judgment  of  any 
court  of  violating  any  provision  thereof,  and  if  such  person  has  a license, 
the  Mayor  shall  revoke  his  license,  and  no  license  shall  thereafter  be 
issued  to  such  person  until  the  expiration  of  two  years  from  and  after 
the  date  of  the  judgment  of  such  second  conviction. 

Section  8.  This  ordinance  shall  not  be  so  construed  as  to  include 
boarding  houses  or  places  where  board  or  lodging  alone  are  furnished 
exclusively  by  the  week  or  longer  period. 

Section  9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage  and  due  publication. 


Mayor  and  City  Clerk,  Bonds  of. 

Passed  April  15,  1907,  page  29,  Council  Proceedings.  ^ 

AN  ORDINANCE 

Fixing  the  amounts  of  the  official  bonds  of  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of 
the  City  of  Chicago. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

Section  1.  The  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Chicago  before  entering  upon 
the  duties  of  his  office  shall  execute  a bond  to  the  City  in  the  penal  sum 
of  ten  thousand  (10,000)  dollars,  with  such  sureties  as  the  City  Council 
shall  approve,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  duties  of 
his  office. 

Section  2.  The  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Chicago  shall  before  enter- 
ing upon  the  duties  of  his  office  execute  a bond  to^  the  City  in  the  penal 
sum  of  five  thousand  (5,000)  dollars  with  such  sureties  as  the  City  Council 


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shall  approve,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  duties  of 
his  office. 

Section  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  and  be  in  force  from  and  after 
its  passage  and  approval. 


Oils,  Bond  of  Inspector  of. 

Passed  April  15,  1907,  page  29,  Council  Proceedings. 

[Repealing  Sections  1535  to  1543,  inclusive,  R.  M.  C.  1905]. 

AN  ORDINANCE 

In  relation  to  oil  inspection. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

Section  1.  Whenever  the  Mayor  shall  appoint  and  the  City  Coun- 
cil shall  approve  the  appointment  of  any  inspector  for  the  inspection 
of  coal  oil,  naphtha,  gasoline,  benzine  and  other  mineral  oils  or  fluids 
the  product  of  petroleum  under  the  “Act  to  revise  the  law  in  relation 
to  oil  inspection,”  approved  March  12,  1874,  and  the  acts  amendatory 
thereof,  every  such  inspector  shall,  before  entering  upon  the  duties 
of  his  office,  execute  a bond  payable  to  the  people  of  the  State  of 
Illinois  in  the  penal  sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars,  with  two  or  more 
sureties  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  for  the  faithful 
discharge  of  the  duties  of  his  office. 

Section  2.  Sections  1535,  1536,  1537,  1538,  1539,  1540,  1541,  1542, 
1543  of  the  Revised  Municipal  Code  of  Chicago  of  1905  are  hereby  re- 
pealed. 

Section  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  full  force  and  effect  from  and 
after  its  passage. 


Salaries,  City  Officers. 

Passed  March  30,  1907,  page  3704,  Council  Proceedings. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Coiincil  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

Section  1.  That  the  annual  salaries  of  the  ]\Iayor,  City  Clerk,  City 
Comptroller,  City  Treasurer,  City  Collector,  City  Electrician,  Corpor- 
ation Counsel,.  Prosecuting  Attorney,  Commissioner  of  Buildings, 
Commissioner  of  Public  Works,  Commissioner  of  Health,  Fire  Mar- 


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shal,  General  Superintendent  of  Police,  Business  Agent,  City  Physi- 
cian’ Chairman  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  the  City  Council,  are 
hereby  fixed  as  follows,  to-wit : 

Mayor $18,000 

. City  Clerk  5^000 

City  Comptroller  10,000 

City  Treasurer 12,000 

City  Collector ' 

City  Electrician  

Corporation  Counsel  10,000 

Prosecuting  Attorney  3,600 

Commissioner  of  Buildings 5,000 

Commissioner  of  Public  Works 10,000 

Commissioner  of  Health  6,000 

Fire  Marshal 

General  Superintendent  of  Police.  . 6,000 

Business  Agent  

City  Physician 3,000 

Chairman  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  the 
City  Council  as  and  for  his  compensation 
for  services  rendered  as  such  chairman, 
and  in  addition  to  his  salary  as  Aider- 
man  


Sale  Stable,  License  Fee. 

Passed  Feb.  4,  1907,  page  2893,  Council  Proceedings. 

[Amending  Section  4 of  ordinance  concerning  "Sale  Stables,  Licens- 
ing and  Regulating,”  page  133  ante]. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the.  City  of  Chicago . 

Section  1.  That  Section  4 of  an  ordinance  providing  for  the  li- 
censing and  regulation  of  sales  stables,  passed  December  3,  1906,  be 
and  the  same  is  hereby  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows . 

Section  4.  Upon  complying  with  the  foregoing  conditions  and 
the  payment  of  a license  fee  of  six  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents 
($6.25),  for  a period  of  three  months,  the  applicant  shall  receive 
a license  authorizing  such  person,  firm  or  corporation  to  keep 
" and  conduct  a sales  stable  at  the  place  designated  m said  license, 
subject,  however,  to  all  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Chicago  m force 


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at  the  time  of  the  issuance  of  such  license  and  during  the  term 
' for  which  it  is  granted. 

Section  2.  This  ordinance  shall  he  in  full  force  and  effect  from  and 
after  its  passage. 


Shavings,  Sawdust,  etc.,  Accumulation  and  Storage  of. 

Passed  June  24,  DOT,  page  T.So,  Council  Proceedings;  as  amended 
July  8,  1907,  page  1010,  Council  Proceedings. 

[Amending  Section  870,  R.  M.  C.  190.5]. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

Section  1.  That  no  person  or  corporation  shall  keep,  jiile,  store 
or  accumulate  shavings  or  sawdust  in  any  cpiantity  exceeding  twenty 
thousand  pounds,  in  any  building,  shed,  enclosure,  yard  or  open  place 
within  the  fire  limits  of  the  City  unless  the  consent  in  writing  shall 
first  be  obtained  of  the  owners  of  two-thirds  of  the  frontage  on  both 
sides  of  all  streets  surrounding  the  block  in  which  such  building,  shed, 
enclosure,  yard  or  open  place  so  used  for  the  keeping  of  shavings, 
sawdust  or  similar  inflammable  material  is  located. 

Section  2.  Any  person  or  corporation  who  fails,  neglects  or  re- 
fuses to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  fined  not 
less  than  ten  dollars  ($10.00)  nor  more  than  two  hundred  dollars 
($200.00)  for  each  offense,  and  every  such  person  or  corporation  shall 
be  deemed  guilty  of  a separate  offense  for  every  day  on  which  such 
violation,  neglect  or  refusal  shall  continue. 

Section  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  full  force  and  effect  from 
and  after  its  passage. 


Shelter  Sheds  for  Fuel  and  Supply  Wagons,  Fire  Department. 

Passed  January  28,  1907,  pages  2811  and  2812,  Council  Proceed- 
ings. 

[Amending  Section  652,  R.  M.  C.  1905]. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

Section  1.  That  it  shall  be  lawful  to  erect  enclosed  wooden  shelter 
sheds  at  any  fire  department  station  in  the  city  for  the  storage  of 


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fuel  and  supply  wagons,  such  sheds  not  to  exceed  25  feet  in  width  by 
30  feet  in  length,  nor  to  be  more  than  14  feet  high. 

Section  2.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Section  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  full  force  and  effect  from  and 
after  its  passage. 


Smoke  Inspection,  Department  of,  Established. 

Passed  July  8,  1907,  pages  1084  to  1087,  inclusive.  Council  Pro- 
ceedings. 

[Repealing  Sections  2210,  2213  and  2215,  R.  M.  C.  1905]. 

AN  ORDINANCE 

Providing  for  smoke  inspection  and  abatement  in  the  City  of  Chicago. 
Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

Section  1.  There  is  hereby  established  a department  of  smoke 
inspection,  the  head  of  which  shall  be  known  as  the  smoke  inspector. 

Section  2.  The  smoke  inspector  shall  be  appointed  by  the  ]\Iayor 
by  and  with  the  advice  of  the  City  Council. 

Section  3.  The  person  so  appointed  shall  be  a mechanical  engi- 
neer, qualified  by  technical  training  and  experience  in  the  theory  and 
practice  of  the  construction  and  operation  of  steam  boilers  and  fur- 
naces and  also  in  the  theory  and  practice  of  smoke  abatement  and  pre- 
vention. 

Section  4.  The  smoke  inspector,  before  entering  upon  the  duties 
of  his  office,  shall  execute  a bond  to  the  City  of  Chicago  in  the  sum  of  ten 
thousand  dollars,  with  sureties  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned 
upon  the  faithful  performance  of  the  duties  of  his  office. 

Section  5.  The  salary  of  the  smoke  inspector  shall  be  four  thou- 
sand ($4,000)  dollars  per  annum. 

Section  6.  There  is  hereby  created  the  office  of  chief  assistant 
smoke  inspector,  who  shall  be  appointed  l)y  the  smoke  inspector  as 
provided  by  law. 

Section  7.  The  qualifications  of  the  chief  assistant  smoke  inspec- 


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tor  shall  be  the  same  as  the  qualifications  herein  provided  for  the  smoke 
inspector. 

Section  8.-  The  chief  assistant  smoke  inspector  shall,  before  en- 
tering upon  the  duties  of  his  olfice,  execute  a bond  to  the  City  of  Chi- 
cago in  the  sum  of  five  thousand  dollars  ($5,000)  with  sureties  to  be 
approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  upon  the  faithful  performance  of 
the  duties  of  his  office. 

Section  9.  The  salary  of  the  chief  assistant  smoke  inspector  shall 
be  three  thousand  ($3,000)  dollars  per  annum. 

Section  10.  There  shall  be  as  many  deputy  smoke  inspectors  as 
shall  be  provided  for  by  the  City  Council ; their  compensation  shall  be 
fixed  by  the  City  Council  and  they  shall  be  appointed  by  the  smoke 
inspector  in  the  manner  provided  by  law. 

Section  11.  There  shall  be  as  many  assistant  smoke  inspectors  as 
shall  be  provided  by  the  City  Council ; their  compensation  shall  be 
fixed  by  the  City  Council  and  they  shall  be  appointed  by  the  smoke  in- 
spector in  the  manner  provided  by  law. 

Section  12.  There  shall  be  as  many  clerks  and  stenographers  as- 
signed to  this  department  as  shall  be  provided  by  the  City  Council ; 
their  compensation  shall  be  fixed  by  the  City  Council  and  they  shall 
be  appointed  by  the  smoke  inspector  in  the  manner  provided  by  law. 

Section  13.  The  Mayor  may  in  his  discretion  appoint  a Smoke  Abate- 
ment Commission  composed  of  eight  members  who  shall  act  as  advisors  to 
the  Mayor  in  the  organization  of  the  department  and  as  advisors  to 
the  smoke  inspector  in  the  conduct  of  the  department.  The  smoke  in- 
spector shall  at  all  times  receive,  place  and  keep  on  file  in  his  office  any 
suggestion,  recommendation,  advice  or  other  communication  which 
may  be  presented  to  him  in  writing  by  the  Smoke  Abatement  Com- 
mission. The  Smoke  Abatement  Commission  may  name  an  advisory 
board  of  mechanical  engineers  which  shall  consist  of  three  con- 
sulting engineers  of  recognized  ability  and  integrity  who  have 
had  experience  in  the  installation  and  conduct  of  power  and  heat- 
ing plants.  This  board  shall  act  as  advisors  on  engineering  questions 
to  the  Smoke  Abatement  Commission  and  to  the  smoke  inspector  and 
to  the  members  of  the  department.  Meetings  of  the  advisory  board 
of  mechanical  engineers  may  be  called  at  any  time  either  by  the  Smoke 
Abatement  Commission  or  by  the  smoke  inspector.  Members  of  the 
advisory  board  of  mechanical  engineers  shall  receive  as  their  compen- 


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sation  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  ($10)  for  each  member  for  each  regularly- 
called  meeting  attended. 

Section  14.  No  new  plants  or  any  reconstruction  of  any  old  plants 
for  producing  power  and  heat,  or  either  of  them,  or  any  new  chimney 
connected  with  a steam  plant  shall  be  erected  or  maintained  in  the  city 
until  plans  and  specifications  of  the  same  have  been  filed  in  the  office 
of  and  approved  by  the  smoke  inspector  and  a permit  issued  by  him  for  such 
erection,  reconstruction  or  maintenance.  Plans  and  specifications  to  be  filed 
with  the  smoke  inspector  shall  show  the  amount  of  work  and  the  amount  of 
heating  to  be  done  by  such  plant  and  all  appurtenances  thereto,  including 
all  provisions  made  for  the  purpose  of  securing  complete  combustion  of 
the  fuel  to  be  used  and  for  the  purpose  of  preventing  smoke ; said  plans 
and  specifications  shall  also  contain  a statement  of  the  kind  of  fuel 
proposed  to  be  used,  and  said  plans  and  specifications  shall  also  show 
that  the  room  or  apartment  in  which  such  plant  shall  be  located  is 
provided  with  doors,  windows,  air-shafts,  fans  and  other  means  of  ven- 
tilation sufficient  to  prevent  the  temperature  of  such  room,  apartment, 
basement  or  other  portion  of  such  building*  wherein  such  steam  plant 
or  apparatus  is  to  be  used,  from  rising  to  a point  higher  than  120  de- 
grees Fahrenheit,  and  sufficient  also  to  provide  that  the  atmosphere 
of  any  such  apartment,  wherein  such  apparatus  may  be  located,  may 
be  entirely  renewed  every  ten  minutes.  Upon  the  approval  of  such 
plans  and  specifications,  a duplicate  set  of  which  shall  be  left  on  file 
in  said  office,  and  upon  the  payment  of  the  fees  as  hereinafter  provided, 
the  smoke  inspector  shall  issue  a permit  for  the  reconstruction,  erec- 
tion or  maintenance  of  such  plant.  As  soon  as  the  smoke  inspector 
has  examined  the  plans  and  specifications  submitted  and  has  issued  a 
permit  as  above  provided,  he  shall  notify  the  Commissioner  of  Build- 
ings to  see  that  the  execution  of  the  work  permitted  is  carried  out  in 
conformity  with  the  plans  and  specifications,  with  special  reference  to 
the  amount  of  space  used,  the  size  and  construction  of  the  chimney 
or  chimneys  used,  the  provisions  for  the  prevention  of  smoke,  and  the 
provisions  for  ventilation,  and  for  the  proper  temperature  in  the  engine 
and  boiler  rooms. 

Section  15.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  use  any  new 
or  reconstructed  plant  for  the  production  and  generation  of  heat  and 
power,  or  either  of  them,  until  he  shall  have  first  procured  a certificate 
from  the  smoke  inspector  that  the  plant  is  so  constructed  that  it  will  do 
the  work  required  and  that  it  can  be  so  managed  that  no  dense  smoke 
shall  be  emitted  from  the  chimney  connected  with  the  furnace  or  firebox. 

Section  16.  No  owner  shall  alter  or  repair  any  chimney  or  any 


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old  furnace  or  device  which  alteration,  change  or  installation  shall 
affect  the  method  or  efficiency  of  preventing  smoke,  without  first  sub- 
mitting ])lans  and  specifications  to  the  smoke  inspector  and  securing 
a permit  therefor,  provided,  however,  that  minor  necessary  or  emer- 
gency repairs  which  do  not  increase  the  capacity  of  such  plant  or  which 
do  not  involve  any  substantial  alteration  in  structure  and  which  do  not 
involve  any  alteration  in  the  method  or  efficiency  of  smoke  prevention 
may  be  made  by  or  under  the  engineer  in  charge  of  said  plant  without 
a permit.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  this  section  shall  be  liable  to 
a fine  of  $25.00  for  each  day  upon  which  he  shall  prosecute  such  altera- 
tion, change  or  installation  without  a permit,  and  each  day’s  violation 
shall  constitute  a separate  offense. 

Section  17.  The  emission  of  dense  smoke  within  the  city  from  the 
smokestack  of  any  locomotive,  steam  boat,  steam  tug,  steam  roller, 
steam  derrick,  steam  pile  driver,  tar  kettle  or  other  similar  machine  or 
contrivance,  or  from  the  smokestack  or  chimney  of  any  building  or 
premises,  excepting  for  a period  of  six  minutes  in  any  one  hour  during 
which  the  fire  box  is  being  cleaned  out  or  the  fire  being  built  therein,  is 
hereby  declared  to  be  a nuisance  and  may  be  summarily  abated  by  the 
smoke  inspector  or  by  any  one  whom  he  may  duly  authorize  for 
such  purpose.  Such  abatement  may  be  in  addition  to  the  fine  herein- 
after provided.  Any  person  or  persons,  or  corporation,  owning,  oper- 
ating or  in  charge  or  control  of  any  locomotive,  steam  boat,  steam  tug,* 
steam  roller,  steam  derrick,  steam  pile  driver,  tar  kettle,  or  other  simi- 
lar machine  or  contrivance,  or  of  any  building  or  premises,  who  shall 
cause  or  permit  the  emission  of  dense  smoke,  within  the  city  from  the 
smoke  stack,  or  chimney  of  any  such  locomotive,  steam  boat,  steam 
roller,  steam  derrick,  steam  pile  driver,  tar  or  chimney  of  any  building 
or  premises  so  owned,  controlled  or  in  charge  of  him,  her  or  them,  ex- 
cept for  a period  of  six  minutes  in  any  one  hour  during  which  the  fire 
.box  is  being  cleaned  out  or  a new  fire  built  therein,  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a violation  of  this  ordinance,  and  upon  conviction  thereof 
shall  be  fined  not  less  than  ten  dollars  ($10.00)  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars  ($100.00)  for  each  offense;  and  each  day  of  such  emis- 
sion of  dense  smoke  shall  constitute  a separate  offense. 

Section  18.  The  fees  for  the  inspection  of  plans  and  issuing  of 
permits  and  for  the  inspection  of  plants  and  issuing  of  certificate  shall 
be  as  follows : 

For  inspecting  plans  of  new  plants  and  plants  about  to  be  recon- 
structed, $2.00. 

For  inspecting  plans  for  report  and  alterations,  $1.00. 


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For  examining  a plant  after  its  erection  or  reconstruction  and  be- 
fore its  operation  and  maintenance,  $3.00. 

The  fee  paid  for  the  inspection  or  examination  shall  include  the 
issuing  of  a permit  or  certificate,  in  case  such  permit  or  certificate  is 
granted. 

The  smoke  inspector  may  and  he  is  hereby  directed  and  instructed 
to  remit  all  inspection  or  examination  fees  charged,  or  that  hereafter 
may  be  charged,  against  any  and  all  charitable,  religious  and  edu- 
cational institutions  when  the  furnace  or  other  device  or  apparatus  in- 
spected is  located  in  or  upon  premises  used  and  occupied  exclusively 
by  such  charitable,  religious  or  educational  institution ; provided,  that 
such  charitable,  religious  or  educational  institution  is  not  conducted- 
or  carried  on  for  private  gain  or  profit;  and,  provided  further,  that  the 
smoke  inspector  may  require  every  application  for  the  remission  of 
such  fees  to  be  verified  by  the  affidavit  of  one  or  more  tax  payers  of  the 
city. 

Section  19.  Prosecutions  for  all  violations  of  this  ordinance  shall 
be  instituted  by  the  smoke  inspector  and  shall  be  prosecuted  in  the 
name  of  the  City  of  Chicago. 

The  issuance  and  delivery  by  the  smoke  inspector  of  any  permit 
or  certificate  for  the  construction  or  reconstruction,  or  any  permit  for 
the  alteration  or  repair  of  any  plant  or  chimney  connected  with  a plant, 
shall  not  be  held  to  exempt  any  person  or  corporation  to  whom  any 
such  permit  has  been  issued  or  delivered,  or  who  is  in  possession  of 
any  such  permit,  from  prosecution  on  account  of  the  emission  or  is- 
suance of  dense  smoke  caused  or  permitted  by  any  such  person  or  cor- 
poration. 

Section  20.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance  (except  as  is  herein  otherwise  provided)  shall  be  fined 
not  less  than  $25.00  nor  more  than  $100.00  for  each  offense. 

Section  21.  The  city  shall  provide  such  instruments,  books,  pa- 
pers and  equipment  as  shall  be  necessary  for  the  proper  performance 
of  the  duties  of  the  members  of  the  department.  The  smoke  inspector 
shall  have  charge  of  such  instruments,  books,  papers  and  equipment, 
and  shall  deliver  the  same  to  his  successor  in  office. 

Section  22.  The  smoke  inspector  shall  cause  to  be  kept  in  his 
office  a complete  record  of  all  plans  submitted  and  of  all  permits  issued 
and  of  all  examinations  of  plants  made  by  members  of  the  department 
and  also  of  all  certificates  issued. 


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Section  23.  The  smoke  inspector  shall  make  a rejiort  of  the  work 
of  his  department  to  the  Mayor  and  City  Council,  annually,  on  or  be- 
fore the  first  day. of  February,  and  at  other  times  as  often  as  required 
by  the  City  Council. 

Section  24.  If  any  person  acting  on  behalf  of  the  city  under  the 
provisions  of  this  chapter  shall  take  or  receive  any  money  or  any  valu- 
able thing  for  the  purpose  of  deceiving  or  defrauding  any  person  or 
persons,  or  for  the  purpose  of  favoring  any  person  or  persons,  or  if 
any  inspector  shall  recommend  the  issue  of  any  certificate  of  inspection 
without  having  at  the  time  stated  thoroughly  examined  and  tested  the 
furnace,  device  or  apparatus  so  certified,  he  shall  be  fined  one  hundred 
dollars  for  each  offense. 

Section  25.  Chapter  LXIV  of  the  Revised  Municipal  Code  of 
Chicago  of  1905,  as  amended,  so  far  only  as  said  chapter  refers  to  smoke 
inspection,  is  hereby  repealed  and  the  position  of  chief  smoke  inspector 
created  by  said  chapter  is  hereby  abolished. 

Section  26.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  on  and  after  its  pas- 
sage and  publication. 


Stands  at  Street  Corners,  for  Newspapers. 

Passed  April  4,  1907,  page  3766,  Council  Proceedings. 

[Amending  vSections  1924  and  2083,  R.  M.  C.  1905  |. 

' Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago: 

Section  1.  The  Commissioner  of  Public  Works  is  hereby  author- 
ized to  permit  stands  to  be  maintained  on  the  public  streets,  between 
the  hours  of  5 A.  M.  and  8 P.  M.,  which  shall  be  used  for  the  purpose 
of  exhibiting  for  sale,  daily  newspapers  printed  and  published  in 
Chicago.  Such  stands  as  authorized  shall  not  exceed  3 feet  6 inches 
in  height,  22  inches  in  width  and  14  inches  in  depth,  and  nothing  shall 
be  exhibited,  offered  or  sold  therefrom  except  daily  papers  as  above 
described.  All  such  stands  shall  be  removed  at  the  discretion  of  the 
Mayor  or  Commissioner  of  Public  Works. 

Section  2.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  effect'  from  and  after 
its  passage. 


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Steam  Vessels,  Row  Boats,  Sail  Boats,  etc..  Licensing. 

Passed  Jan.  T,  1907,  pages  2531:  and  2535,  Council  Proceedings. 

[See  also  ordinance  of  Feb.  5,  1906,  concerning  “Steam  Vessels, 
etc..  Licensing,  ” page  139  a/Pc]. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago: 

Section  1.  No  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall  hire  out,  or  keep 
for  hire  or  cause  to  be  kept  or  used  for  hire,  any  steam,  electric,  naphtha, 
gas,  gasoline,  sail  or  row  boat,  launch  or  vessel,  or  any  other  boat, 
launch  or  vessel  propelled  by  any  other  kind  of  power  for  the  pur- 
pose of  conveying  or  carrying  passengers  for  hire  in  or  about  the  har- 
bor of  the  City  of  Chicago  without  first  having  obtained  a license  for 
each  and  every  such  boat. 

Section  2.  All  applications  for  licenses  shall  be  made  to  the  iMayor, 
and  upon  payment  by  such  applicant  to  the  City  Collector  of  a license 
fee,  as  hereinafter  fixed,  a license  shall  thereupon  issue  to  such  ap- 
plicant, providing  the  Mayor  shall  consider  such  applicant  or  appli- 
cants suitable  and  proper  person  or  persons,  corporation  or  corpora- 
tions, to  be  granted  such  license.  The  iMayor  may  for  cause  revoke 
any  or  all  such  licenses. 

Section  3.  There  shall  be  charged  and  paid  to  the  City  of  Chicago, 
on  issuing  such  licenses,  by  the  parties  to  whom  they  may  be  granted, 
the  following  sums : 

For  each  steam,  electric,  naphtha,  gas,  gasoline,  sail  or  other  boat, 
launch  or  vessel,  of  twenty-four  tons  or  more  burden,  the  sum  of 
twenty-five  dollars  per  annum. 

For  each  steam,  electric,  naphtha,  gas  gasoline,  sail  or  other  boat, 
launch  or  vessel,  of  less  than  twenty-four  tons  burden,  the  sum  of 
ten  dollars  per  annum. 

For  each  row  boat,  the  sum  of  two  dollars  per  annum. 

Section  4.  All  licenses  so  granted  shall  particularly  designate  the 
place  where  the  same  shall  be  kept  for  hire,  and  no  person  or  persons 
shall  carry  on  said  business  at  any  other  place  than  the  one  designated 
in  such  license. 

Section  5.  Every  such  boat,  vessel  or  launch  kept  for  hire  shall 
have  the  number  of  the  license  thereof  marked  on  the  outside  of  the 
same  in  plain,  legible  figures  not  less  than  five  inches  in  length  and 
three  inches  in  width. 


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Section  (5.  No  person  within  the  City  of  Chicago  with  or  without 
license,  shall  let  for  hire,  or  loan,  or  allow  any  minor  to  use  any  sail 
boat,  row  boat,  or  launch  in  or  about  the  harbor  of  the  City  of  Chicago 
without  the  written  consent  of  the  parent  or  guardian  of  such  minor. 

Section  7.  Any  jierson  or  persons  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance  shall  he  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  twenty- 
five  dollars  nor  more  than  two  hundred  dollars  for  each  offense. 

Section  8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  he  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage. 


Superintendent  and  Inspectors,  House  of  Correction,  Bonds  of. 

Passed  June  8,  1907,  ]iage  442,  Council  Proceedings. 

AN  ORDINANCE 

Fixing  the  amounts  of  the  official  bonds  of  the  Superintendent  and  In- 
spectors of  the  House  of  Correction  of  the  City  of  Chicago. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago: 

Section  1.  The  Superintendent  and  the  Inspectors  of  the  House  of 
Correction  of  the  City  of  Chicago  shall  severally,  before  entering  upon 
the  duties  of  their  respective  offices,  execute  bonds  to  the  city  in  the  penal 
sum  of  five  thousand  ($5,000.00)  dollars  each  with  such  sureties  as  the 
City  Council  shall  approve,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance  of 
their  respective  duties. 

Section  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage  and  approval. 


APPENDIX 


Containing-  all  ordinances  creating  prohibition  districts  passed  by 
the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago  from  January  1,  1907,  to  Septem- 
ber 1,  1907 ; together  with  an  ^ordinance  creating  a prohibition  district 
in  the  Village  of  Norwood  Park  (passed  September  11,  1S74). 


PROHIBITION  DISTRICTS. 

Prohibition  District,  Village  of  Norwood  Park. 

Passed  by  the  ^ Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Village  of  Norwood  Park, 
September  14,  1874. 


AN  ORDINANCE 

In  relation  to  the  vending  of  liquors. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  President  and  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Village  of 
Norzvood  Park : 

Section  1.  Any  person  who  shall,  as  principal,  agent,  clerk,  servant, 
or  otherwise,  within  the  corporate  limits  of  said  village,  sell,  barter,  ex- 
change, pr  give  away  with  a view  to  evade  any  of  the  penalties  of  this  ordi- 
nance, any  ale,  porter,  lager  beer,  kimmel,  wine,  rum,  brandy,  gin,  whiskey, 
schnapps,  or  other  spirituous,  vinous,  malt,  fermented,  mixed  or  intoxicat- 
ing liquors,  or  any  mixture,  part  of  which  is  any  of  said  liquors,  in  less 
quantity  than  four  gallons,  at  any ‘one  time,  except  as  hereinafter  provided; 
or  who  shall,  as  such  principal,  clerk,  agent,  servant,  or  otherwise,  within  said 
limits,  upon  the  sale,  barter  or  exchange  of  any  chattels,  wares,  property 
choses  in  action,  or  upon  any  promise  or  agreement,  express  or  implied, 

^Omitted  from  previous  compilations. 


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except  as  hereinafter  provided,  deliver  or  furnish,  or  cause  to  be  delivered 
or  furnished,  or  knowingly  suffer  to  be  taken  or  received,  any  of  the 
liquors  above  mentioned,  or  any  mixture  part  of  which  is  any  of  said 
liquors,  in  less  than  four  gallons  at  any  one  time,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  to 
said  village,  on  conviction,  a penalty  of  not  less  than  five  dollars,  nor  more 
than  fifty  dollars  for  each  offense-. 

Section  2.  If  any  person  shall  as  principal,  agent,  clerk  or  servant, 
within  the  limits  of  said  village,  keep  open  any  bar  or  place  where  beer, 
ale,  porter,  kimmel,  rum,  gin,  whiskey,  brandy,  schnapps  or  any  other 
vinous,  malt,  spirituous,  fermented,  mixed  or  intoxicating  liquors,  or 
any  mixture,  part  of  which  is  any  of  said  liquors,  are  or  may  be  kept  for 
sale,  exchange,  barter  or  traffic,  or  shall  within  said  limits  suffer  any  other 
])erson  or  jiersons  to  drink  any  of  said  liquors  in  any  such  bar  or  place,  oc- 
cupied by  him  or  her,  such  person,  whether  principal,  agent,  clerk  or 
servant,  shall  be  adjudged  guilty  of  a nuisance,  and  on  conviction  be 
fined  not  less  than  five  dollars,  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each 
offense. 

Section  d.  The  ]irovisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  the 
sale  or  giving  away  of  any  of  the  liquors  aforesaid,  by  any  of  the  estab- 
lished apothecary  or  druggists  in  said  village,  his  agent,  clerk  or  servant, 
for  purposes  of  a chemical,  medicinal  or  sacramental  character,  provided 
the  same  are  sold  in  good  faith,  and  with  no  intent  to  evade  this  ordinance. 

Section  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  from  and  after  its  due 
publication. 


Prohibition  District  Bounded  by  Western  avenue,  Montrose  avenue, 
Leavitt  street  and  a line  300  feet  north  of  the  north  line  of  Sunny- 
side  avenue. 

Passed  Feb.  18,  1907,  page  3328,  Council  Proceedings. 

AN  ordinance 

To  prohibit  the  licensing  of  saloons  and  dram-shops  within  the  district 
bounded  by  Leavitt  street  on  the  east,  a line  300  feet  north  of  the  north 
line  of  Sunnyside  avenue  on  the  north.  Western  avenue  on  the  west 
and  Montrose  avenue  on  the  south  in  the  City  of  Chicago. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Couneil  of  the  City  of  Chicago: 

Section  1.  That  hereafter  no  license  shall  be  issued  for  the  keeping 


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of  a saloon  or  dram-sliop  within  that  district  of  the  City  of  Chicago  de- 
scril)cd  and  hounded  as  follows : 

Beginning-  at  the  center  line  of  the  intersection  of  Leavitt  street  and 
Afontrose  avenue,  and  running  thence  north  to  a ])oint  dOO  feet  north  of 
the  north  line  of  Sunnyside  avenue,  thence  west  and  parallel  with  Sunny- 
side  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Western  avenue  thence  south  along 
Western  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Montrose  avenue,  thence  east  to 
the  place  of  beginning. 

Section  2.  The  territory  lying  within  the  houndaries  described  in  • 
Section  1 hereof,  shall  be  deemed  and  known  as  a prohibition  district, 
within  which  it  shall  not  he  lawful  for  any  license  to  be  granted  to  keep 
a saloon  or  dram-shop. 

Section  o.  This  ordinance  shall  take  elTect  and  be  in  forct^  from  and 
after  its  passage  and  approval. 


Prohibition  District  Bounded  by  Jackson  Park  avenue,  the  right  of 
way  of  the  Pittsburg,  Ft.  Wayne  and  Chicago  Railroad,  Mar- 
quette avenue  and  94th  street. 

Passed  April  4,  1907,  page  47()0,  Council  Proceedings. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago: 

Section  1.  That  no  license  be  hereafter  issued  to  keep  a saloon  or 
dramshop  within  that  portion  of  the  City  of  Chicago  described  as  follows, 
to-wit : Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  south  line  of  94th  street 
produced  and  center  line  of  Jackson  Park  avenue  ; thence  north  along  the 
center  line  of  Jackson  Park  avenue  to  the  southwesterly  line  of  the  righL 
of-way  o4  the  Pittsburg,  Ft.  Wayne  and  Chicago  Railroad  : thence  south- 
_ easterly  along  the  said  southwesterly  line  of  the  right-of-way  to  the  center 
line  of  Marquette  avenue ; thence  south  along  the  center  line  of  Marquette 
avenue  to  the  south  line  of  94th  street  ; thence  west  along  the  south  line 
of  94th  street  produced,  to  the  place  of  beginning ; all  the  said  lines  being 
intended  tO'  form  continuous  boundaries,  and  running  across  streets  and 
alleys  so  as  to  form  such  continuous  lines,  whether  so  specified  in  the  fore- 
going description  or  not. 

Section  2.  The  territory  lying  within  the  boundaries  above  men- 
tioned shall  be  deemed  and  known  as  a prohibition  district  within  which  it 
shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  such  license  to  be  granted. 

Section  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  from  and  after  its  pas- 

sag-e. 


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PROHIBITIOX  DISTRICTS. 


Prohibition  District  Bounded  by  95th  street,  Cottage  Grove  avenue, 

Burnside  avenue,  the  right  of  way  of  the  Belt  Railway  and  St. 

Lawrence  avenue. 

Passed  May  6,  1907,  page  196,  Council  Proceedings. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

Section  1.  That  no  license  be  hereafter  issued  to  keep  a saloon  or 
dramshop  within  that  portion  of  the  City  of  Chicago  described  as  follows, 
to-wit:  Commencing  at  a point  where  St.  Lawrence  avenue  intersects  95th 
street,  thence  running  east  in  the  center  of  95th  street  to  the  center  of 
Cottage  Grove  avenue,  thence  running  north  in  the  center  of  Cottage 
Grove  avenue  to  the  center  of  Burnside  avenue,  thence  running  west  along 
the  center  of  Burnside  avenue  100  feet,  thence  running  due  north  to  the 
right  of  way  of  the  Belt  Railway,  thence  running  west  along  the  right 
of  way  of  the  Belt  Railway  to  the  center  of  St.  Lawrence  avenue,  and 
thence  running  south  along  the  center  of  St.  Lawrence  avenue  to  the  place 
of  beginning. 

Section  2.  The  territory  lying  within  the  boundaries  above  men- 
tioned shall  be  deemed  and  known  as  a prohibition  district  within  which  it 
shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  such  license  to  be  granted. 

Section  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage. 


Prohibition  District  Bounded  by  South  Leavitt  street,  alley  125  feet 
south  of  West  Madison  street,  Oakley  boulevard  and  West  Van 
Buren  street. 

Passed  May  6,  1907,  pages  196  and  197,  Council  Proceedings. 

AN  ordinance 

Creating  a prohibition  district. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

Section  1.  That  hereafter  no  license  shall  be  issued  for  the  keeping 
of  a saloon  or  dramshop  within  that  district  of  the  City  of  Chicago  de- 
scribed and  bounded  as  follows : 

Commencing  on  the  north  line  of  West  Van  Buren  street  ait  the 
intersection  with  the  west  line  of  South  Leavitt  street,  thence  north 
along  the  west  line  of  South  Leavitt  street  to  the  alley  125  feet 


PllOl  1 IHITION  DrSTRICTS. 


249 


south  of  West  Madison  street,  thence  west  along  said  alley  to  the 
east  line  of  Oakley  boulevard,  thence  south  along  the  east  line  of 
Oakley  boulevard  to  the  north  line  of  West  Van  Buren  street, 
thence  east  along  the  north  line  of  West  Van  Buren  street  to  the 
place-of  beginning. 

Section  2.  This  ordinance  shall  tak^^ effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage  and  approval. 

Prohibition  District  Bounded  by  Hamlin  avenue,  Kinzie  street,  a line 
125  feet  east  of  North  40th  avenue  and  Ohio  street. 

Passed  May  6,  1907,  page  197  Council  Proceedings. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

Section  1.  That  no  license  be  hereafter  issued  to  keep  a saloon  or 
dramshop  within  that  portion  of  the  City  of  Chicago  described  as  follows, 
to-wit : 

Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  center  line  of  Ohio  street 
and  center  line  of  Hamlin  avenue,  thence  south  along  the  center  line 
of  Hamlin  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Kinzie  street  north  of  the 
Chicago  and  Northwestern  Railway  Company’s  tracks,  thence  west 
along  the  center  line  of  Kinzie  street  north  of  the  Chicago  and  Xorth-^ 
western  Railway  Company’s  tracks  to  a point  125  feet  east  of  the 
east  line  of  North  Fortieth  avenue,  thence  north  on  a line  125  feet 
east  of  the  east  line  of  North  Fortieth  avenue  to  the  center  line  of 
Ohio  street,  thence  east  along  the  center  line  of  Ohio  street  to  the 
place  of  beginning.  All  of  said  lines  being  intended  to  form  contin- 
uous boundaries  and  running  across  streets  and  alleys  so  as  to  form 
such  continuous  lines,  whether  so  specified  in  the  foregoing  descrip- 
tion or  not. 

Section  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage. 


Prohibition  District  Bounded  by  Albany  avenue,  Kedzie  avenue, 
Madison  street,  Washington  boulevard,  Spaulding  avenue,  Mon- 
roe street,  etc. 

Passed  June  17,  1907,  pages  707  and  708,  Council  Proceedings. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago : 

Section  1.  No  license  shall  be  issued  for  keeping  of  a dram-shop  at 


PKOH IBITK )X  DISTRICTS. 


2r)U 

any  place,  within  that  portion  of  the  City  of  Chicago,  bonnded  by  the  line 
beginning  at  the  intersection  of  the  south  line  of  West  Monroe  street  with 
the  west  line  of  Albany  avenue,  and  running  thence  north  on  the  west  line 
of  Albany  avenue  to  the  center  of  the  alley  between  Monroe  street  and 
Madison  street  and  thence  west  on  the  center  line  of  said  alley  to  a point 
two  hundred  (200)  feet  east  of  the  east  line  of  Kedzie  avenue  and 
thence  north  parallel  with  the  east  line  of  Kedzie  avenue  to  the  center 
line  of  ]\Iadison  street,  thence  east  on  the  center  line  of  Madison  street 
to  a point  twenty-five  (25)  feet  west  of  the  west  line  of  Albany  ave- 
nue, thence  north  to  the  center  line  of  the  alley  between  Madison 
street  and  MMrren  avenue,  thence  east  to  the  center  of  Albany  ave- 
nue, thence  north  along  the  center  line  of  Albany  avenue  to  the  center 
line  of  Washington  boulevard,  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of 
Washington  boulevard  to  the  center  line  of  Kedzie  avenue,  thence 
along  the  center  line  of  Kedzie  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Madison 
street,  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  INIadison  street  to  the  center 
line  of  Spaulding  avenue,  thence  along  the  center  line  of  Spaulding 
avenue  to  the  south  line  of  IMonroe  street,  thence  east  along  the  south 
line  of  Monroe  street  to  place  of  beginning.  ^ 

Section  2.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  full  force  and  effect  from  and 
after  its  passage. 


Prohibition  District  Bounded  by  Throop  street,  West  Monroe  street, 
Laflin  street,  alley  south  of  West  Madison  street.  Photo  place, 
alley  West  of  South  Centre  avenue,  etc. 

Passed  July  1,  1907,  pages  954  and  955,  Council  Proceedings. 

AN  ORDINANCE 

To  prohibit  the  licensing  of  saloons  or  dram-shops  within  certain  territory 
therein  described,  adjacent  to  the  improved  park  known  as ’Jefferson 
Park,  in  the  City  of  Chicago.  _ 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Couneil  of  the  City  of  Chieago  : ■ , 

Section  1.  That  no  license  shall  hereafter  be  issued  to  keep  a saloon 
or  dramshop  within  that  portion  of  the  City  of  Chicago  bounded  as  follows, 
to-wdt : Beginning  at  the  intersection  of  the  center  line  of  Throop  street 
with  the  center  line  of  West  Monroe  street,  thence  west  along  the  center 
line  of  West  Monroe  street  to  its  intersection  with  the  east  line  of  Laflin 
street ; thence  north  along  the  east  line  of  Laflin  street  to  its  intersection 


piioirmiT[OX  msTRTCT.s.  251 

with  the  center  line  of  an  alley  running  east  from  Laflin  street  and  being 
the  first  alley  north  of  West  Monroe  street ; thence  east  along  the  center 
line  of  said  alley  one  hundred  and  thirty-seven  feet,  more  or  less, 

to  its  intersection,  with  the  center  line  of  an  alley  running  north ; thence 
north  along  the  center  line  of  said  last  named  alley  sixty-six  and  sixty-five 
one-hundredtjis  ((iO.Oa)  feet,  more  or  less,  to  its  intersection  with  the 
center  line  prolonged  of  an  alley  running  east ; thence  east  along  the  center 
line  of  said  last  named  alley  prolonged  to  its  intersection  with  the  center 
line  of  an  alley  running  north ; thence  north  along  the  center  line  of  said 
last  named  alley  sixty-six  and  sixty-five  one-hundredths  (OG.Go)  feet, 
more  or  less,  to  its  intersection  with  the  center  line  of  an  alley  running  east 
and  being  the  first  alley  south  of  West  Madison  street;  thence  east  along 
the  center  line  of  said  last  named  alley  one  hundred  and  thirty-seven  (IdT) 
feet,  more  or  less,  to  its  intersection  with  the  west  line  of  Loomis  street ; 
thence  in  a southeasterly  direction  across  Loomis  street  to  the  intersection 
of  the  east  line  of  Loomis  street  with  the  center  line  of  an  alley,  also  known 
as  Photo  place,  running  east  from  Loomis  street  between  M"est  Madison 
street  and  West  Monroe  street  ; thence  east  along  the  center  line  of  said 
last  named  alley  to  its  intersection  with  the  west  line  of  Throo])  street ; 
thence  in  a northeasterly  direction  across  Throo])  street  to  the  intersection 
of  the  east  line  of  Throo])  street  with  the  center  line  of  an  alley  running 
east  from  Throop  street  and  being  the  first  alley  south  of  M>st  iUadison 
street ; thence  east  along  the  center  line  of  said  last  named  alley  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-four  (12d)  feet,  more  or  less,  to  its  intersection  with  the 
center  line  of  an  alley  running  south  ; thence  south  along  the  center  line 
of  said  last  named  alley  seventy-four  ( Td)  feet,  more  or  less,  to  its  inter- 
section with  the  center  line  prolonged  of  an  alley  running  east ; thence  east 
along  the  center  line  of  said  last  named  alley  prolonged  to  to  its  intersection 
with  the  center  line  of  an  alley  running  south ; thence  south  along  the 
center  line  of  said  last  named  alley,  being  the  first  alley  west  of  South  Cen- 
tre avenue,  to  the  intersection  of  the  center  line  of  said  alley  with  the 
center  line  of  West  jMonroe  street ; thence  west  along  the  center  line 
of  W^est  IMonroe  street  to  its  intersection  with  the  center  line  prolonged 
of  an  alley  running  south  from  A\"est  Monroe  street  and  being  the  first 
alley  east  of  Throop  street;  thence  south  along  the  center  line  pro- 
longed of  said  last  named  alley  to  a point  on  the  center  line  of  said 
last  named  alley  one  hundred  and  seventy  (170)  feet  south  of  the  south 
line  of  West  Monroe  street ; thence  west  along  a line  running  parrallel 
with  and  one  hundred  and  seventy  (170)  feet  south  of  the  south  line  of 
West  Monroe  s.treet  to  the  center  line  of  Throop  street ; thence  north 
along  the  center  line  of  Throop  street  to  its  intersection  with  the  center 
line  of  West  Monroe  street,  being  the  place  of  beginning.. 


252 


PROHIBITION  DISTRICTS. 


Section  2.  The  territory  lying  within  the  boundaries  above  described 
shall  be  deemed  and  known  as  a prohibition  district  within  which  it  shall 
not  be  lawful  for  any  such  license  to  be  granted. 

Section  3.  This  ordinance  shall  fake  ei¥ect  and  be  in  force  from 
and  after  its  passage. 


AMENDED  SECTIONS  OF  “THE  CHICAGO 
BUILDING  ^ORDINANCE  OF  1905.” 

Corresponding  Amended  Sections  of  the  Revised  Municipal  Code  of 
Chicago  of  1905  np  to  September  1,  1907. 


[NOTE Page  numbers  refer  to  pages  of  this  supplement  and  the  supplement 

OF  DECEMBER,  1900]. 


R.  M.  C.  1905. 

iuiLDiNG  Ordinance — 1905. 

Page. 

Section  209 

Section  14  • 

5 

229 

41 

5 

230 

42 

6 

231 

43 

6 

235 

48 

■ 7 

t[238a] 

t[-31a] 

7 

255 

105 

8 

274 

206 

8 

279 

211 

180 

293 

405 

10  and  180 

338 

519 

11 

390 

( 609 

1 613 

12 

401 

624 

180 

404 

627 

181 

407 

630 

13 

410 

633 

13 

t[414] 

t[637] 

181 

421 

644 

181 

457 

709 

14 

458 

710 

15 

464 

716 

i6 

471 

723 

16  and  181 

617 

1030 

18 

632 

1049 

19  and  183 

652 

1070 

184 

653 

1071 

184 

655 

1073 

184 

657 

1075 

19 

679 

1098 

20 

680 

1099 

20  and  184 

686 

1105 

20  and  185 

688 

1107 

22 

691 

1110 

187 

694 

1113 

23 

■ 705  to  714 

1124  to  1133 

187  to  192 

717 

1136 

192 

*Passed  March  13,  1905;  embodied  in  Sections  199  to  738,  inclusive,  of  the  Re- 
vised Municipal  Code  of  Chicago  of  1905. 
tA  new  section. 
tRepealed. 


253 


INDEX 


Page. 

Amendments  to  building  ordinance  of  March  13,  1905;  list  of 253 

Amendments  to  the  Revised  Municipal  Code  of  Chicago  of  1905 176  to  218 

Amusements — 

Roller  coasters;  license  reouired  {tenth  class)  ; amending  Section  99.  . . .176  to  178 

Scalping  of  tickets  forbidden  ; amending  Section  121 178 

Auctioneers;  not  required  to  be  licensed  as  second-hand  dealers.  [Section  20301..  219 

Banks  as  city  depositaries;  bonds  of;  amending  ordinance  of  Nov.  26,  1906 222 

Bathing,  boating  and  fishing  beaches;  licensing  and  regulating 219 

Bench  monuments;  establishing  No.  83  to  No.  96,  inclusive 223 

Billboards  and  signboards;  amending  Secs.  705  to  711  inclusive,  and  adding  Sec.  706a  187 

Billiard  and  pool  tables;  license  fee;  amending  Sec.  166 17^ 

Boating  beaches;  licensing  and  regulating 219 

Board  of  Local  Improvements;  to  repair  pavements  guaranteed  by  contractors;  when.  221 

Boats  (launches)  steam,  electric  and  naphtha,  and  row  boats;  licensing..^ 242 

Bonds,  Official — 

City  Treasurer  (for  current  term) 222 

City  Clerk 232 

.Mayor  232' 

Oils,  Inspector  of;  repealing  Sections  1535  to  1543,  inclusive 233 

Superintendent  and  Inspectors,  House  of  Correction 243 

Brick,  salt  and  coal  sheds  along  railroad  tracks  and  navigable  streams ; amending 

Section  653 184 

Buildings — ' . 

Alcoves;  amending  Section  421  181 

Bay  windows,  shafts  and  courts;  amending  Section  404 ISI 

Billboards  and  signboards ; amending  Secs.  705  to  714,  inclusive,  and  adding 

Section  706a  187 

Class  IV.;  construction  of;  amending  Section  293 180 

Commissioner;  salary  of 233 

Doors'  and  windows;  when  required  to  have  fire-resisting  glass;  amending  Sec.  632  183 

Fire  limits;  defining;  amending  Section  686 18o 

Hospitals;  location  near  school  buildings;  amending  Secs.  279  and  691.  . . .180  and  187 

Lumber;  piling  of;  amending  Section  655 184 

Sheds,  brick  and  salt,  along  railroad  tracks  and  navigable  streams ; amending 

Section  653  184 

Sheds  (shelter)  for  fuel  and  supply  wagons.  Fire  Department;  size  of  [Sec.  652]..  235 

Stair  Halls;  enclosure  of;  amending  Section  401.  . 189 

Standpipes,  pumps,  axes,  etc.;  amending  Secs.  471  and  680 181 

Tanks  for  storage  of  gasoline  [Section  717] 227 

Business  Agent ; salary  of  233 

Cab  and  Hack  Stands;  changing  location  of  No.  4;  amending  Section  2288 212 

City  Clerk;  bond  of 232 

City  Clerk;  salary  of ^ 233 

City  Collector;  salary  A)f 233 

City  Comptroller;  salary  of 233 

City  depositaries;  bonds  of;  amending  ordinance  of  Nov.  26,  1906 222 

City  Electrician ; salary  of  233 

City  officials;  fixing  salaries 233 

City  Physician;  salary  of 233 

City  Treasurer;  bond — amount  of  for  current  term  [Section  52] 222 


254 


INDEX. 


1’A(;k. 

Ci(y  Treasurer;  salary  of 23.‘{ 

Commissioner  of  Buildings;  salary  of 233 

Commissioner  of  Health  ; salary  of 233 

Commissioner  of  I’ublic  Works;  salary  of 233 

Corporation  Counsel  ; salary  of 233 

Dairies;  Commissioner  of  Health  empowered  to  close  when  unsanitary;  amending 

Section  1144 199 

Deceit  or  fraud  (in  weight,  etc.,)  in  the  sale  of  commodities;  amending  Sec.  2478....  217 

Department  of  l‘olice  ; General  Superintendent;  salary  of 233 

Department  of  1‘ublic  Works;  Deputy  Commissioner;  City  ('ouncil  to  api)rove  ap- 
pointment of;  amending  Section  1873 2U4 

Depositaries  (City)  ; bonds  of;  amending  ordinance  of  Nov.  2(i,  190G 222 

Deputy  Commissioner  of  Ihiblic  Works ; City  Council  to  approve  appointment  of ; 

amending  Section  1873.... 204 

Duplicate,  etc.,  payments,  and  erroneous  assessments  in  Water  Office;  amending 

Section  2453  (Cashier’s  petty  cash  fund) 217 

Elevated  railroad  tracks  (steam)  ; trespassing  forbidden 220 

Exemptions  from  water  rates;  what  institutions  exempt;  amending  Section  2402....  210 

Explosives;  sale  of  to  minors  forbidden 220 

Finance,  Committee  on;  salai-y  of  chairman 233 

Fire  Department;  shelter  sheds  for  fuel  and  supply  wagons;  size  of  [Section  052J . . 23.5 

Fire  limits;  delining;  amending  Section  080 185 

Fire  Mar.shal ; salary  of 233 

Fishing  beaches  ; licensing  and  regulating 219 

Flagmen  at  steam  and  street  railway  crossings  ; amending  Section  1991 204 

Gas;  inspection  of  meters,  etc.;  amending  Sections  924  to  930,  932,  933,  935,  937, 

938  and  940;  also  Sections  14  to  10  of  new  ordinance 193-7 

Gasoline;  storage  of  in  tanks;  regulating 227 

General  ordinances  amending  and  supplementing  the  Bevised  ^Municipal  Code  of  Chicago 

of  1905  (passed  between  .Ian.  1,  1907  and  Sept.  1,  1907) 219  to  252 


5 Health— 

'.  Commissioner  empowered  to  close  unsanitary  dairies;  amending  Section  1144....  199 

‘ Hospitals;  license  fee  remitted  when;  amending  Section  1103 198 

Hospitals;  location  near  schools;  amending  Sections  279  and  091 180  and  187 

Hotels;  licensing  and  regulating 230 

•;  House  of  Correction;  bonds  of  Superintendent  and  Inspectors 243 

Inspection  of  gas  meters  and  gas;  amending  Sections  924  to  930  inclusive,  and  Sec- 
tions 932,  933,  935,  937,  938  and  940 193-7 

/Inspection  of  steam  boilers  and  steam  plants;  amending  Sections  2211,  2212,  2216, 

( I 2217,  2223,  2225,  2228,  2231  and  2232 200-212 

^Launches  (for  carrying  passengers  for  hire)  ; licensing 242 

r'  (Licenses — 

» Auctioneers;  not  required  to  be  licensed  also  as  second-hand  dealers  [Sec.  2030]  219 

(Hospitals;  fee  remitted  when;  amending  Section  1103 198 

Hotels  230 

t Roller  coasters  (tenth  class  amusements),  amending  Section  99 170  to  178 

' Row  boats,  sail  boats,  launches  and  steam  pleasure  yachts 242 

Second-hand  dealing;  exemptions;  amending  Section  2030 ..  204 

V Soap  manufacturing;  license  fee;  amending  Section  2189 205 

' Soap  manufacturing;  “soap”  to  include  what;  amending  Section  2187 205 

Lumber,  piling  of;;  regulating;  amending  Section  655 184 

Mayor ; bond  of 232 

■ Mayor;  salary  of 233 

; Meters,  gas ; inspection  of ; amending  Sections  924  to  930,  inclusive,  and  Sections 

932,  933,  935,  937,  938  and  940 

: Meters  (water)  ; City  to  provide  and  install;  amending  Section  2394 215 

Newspaper  stands  at  street  corners;  regulating  [Sections  1924  and  2083] 241 

Norwood  Park  ; sale  of  liquor  forbidden  in 245 

Oils,  Inspector  of;  bond  of 233 

Pavements,  where  guaranteed  by  contractors;  authorizing  Board  of  Local  Improve- 
ments to  repair 221 

! Police,  General  Superintendent  of;  salary  fixed 233 


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Page. 

Pouuds  (for  estrays)  ; placing  under  jurisdiction  of  Department  of  Police;  amend- 
ing Sections  1816  to  1826  inclusive,  and  Sections  1832  to  1835  inclusive 199-203 

Prohibition  districts;  establishing  245  to  252 

Prosecuting  Attorney;  salary  of 233 

Public  Works;  Deputy  Commissioner  of;  City  Council  to  approve  appointment  of; 

amending  Section  1873 204 

Railroads — 

Flagmen  at  street  railway  crossings;;  amending  Section  1991 204 

Repair  of  guaranteed  pavements ; authorizing  Board  of  Local  Improvements  to 

undertake  . — 221 

Roller  coasters;  license  required  (tenth  class  amusements);  amending  Section 

176  to  178 

Salaries  of  City  officials;  fixing 233 

Sale  stables;  pro-rating  license  fee;  amending  ordinance  of  Dec.  3,  1906 234 

Salt,  brick  and  coal  sheds  along  railroad  tracks  and  navigable  streams ; amending- 

Section  653 184 

Sawdust,  shavings,  etc.;  accumulation  and  storage  of  [Section  876] 235 

Smoke  Inspection,  Department  of;  establishing 236 

Smoke  Inspector;  office  created 236 

Soap  manufacturing;  license  fee;  amending  Section  2189 205 

Soap  manufacturing;  “soap”  to  include  what;  amending  Section  2187 205 

Stands  for  newspapers;  regulating  [Sections  1924  and  2083] 241 

Steam  boilers  and  plants ; inspection  of ; amending  Sections  2211,  2212,  2216,  2217, 

2223,  2225,  2228,  2231  and  2232 206-212 

Steam,  electric  or  naphtha  launches  and  row  boats;  licensing 242 

Superintendent  and  inspectors.  House  of  Correction;  bonds  of 243 

Second-hand  dealing;  license  required  ; exemptions;  amending  Section  2030 204 

Service  pipes;  users  to  keep  in  repair;  amending  Section  2391 215 

Shavings,  sawdust,  etc.;  accumulation  and  storage  of  [Section  876] 235 

Sheds,  coal,  brick  and  salt;  along  railroad  tracks  and  navigable  streams;  amending 

Section  653 184 

Sheds  (shelter)  for  fuel  and  supply  wagons.  Fire  Department;  size  of;  [Section  652].  . 235 

Shut-off  boxes;  owners,  etc.  to  provide;  amending  Section  2383 214 

Tanks;  storage  of  gasoline  in;  regulating 227 

Tickets  (theatre,  etc.)  ; forbidding  scalping;  amending  Section  121 178 

Trespassing  on  elevated  (steam)  railways;  forbidding 226: 

Watei’ — • - - I 

Cashier’s  petty  cash  fund;  amending  Section  2453 217’ 

Duplicate,  wrong  property,  and  over  payments,  and  erroneous  assessment  refunds ; 

amending  Section  2453 217 

Exemptions ; charitable,  municipal,  religious  and  educational  institutions ; 

amending  Section  2402 216 

Meters;  city  to  provide  and  install;  amending  Section  2394 215 

Service  pipes ; users  to  keep  in  repair ; amending  Section  2391 . 211 

Shut-off  boxes;  owners,  etc.  to  provide;  amending  Section  2383 214 

Weights  and  Measures — 

Deceit  or  fraud  in  the  sale  of  commodities;  amending  Section  2478 217 


JOHN  F.  HIGGINS 

PRINTER  AND  BINDER 

279-285  MONROE  ST. 
CHICAGO,  ILLINOIS 


